GIDDENS v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. SC 82602.

29 S.W.3d 813 (2000)

Garry V. GIDDENS, Respondent, v. The KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan D. Burkhead, Kansas City, for Appellant.

Patrick S. O'Brien, Newton G. McCoy, St. Louis, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.1

In 1989 Garry V. Giddens was injured while working for his employer, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS). The injury occurred when a chain attached to a crane broke causing a track assembly to fall on Giddens' hand. Treatment for the hand injury included eight surgeries. Despite the treatment, Giddens was unable to return to work. He then filed suit against KCS under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA). In this...

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