GUINN v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 47517.

547 P.2d 1310 (1975)

Leaton GUINN, Appellee, v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 1.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1975.

Certiorari Denied March 23, 1976.

Released for Publication March 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Driscoll, Seminole, and Sullivan & Sanders by Douglas W. Sanders, Poteau, for appellee.

Watts, Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hayes by Burton J. Johnson, Oklahoma City, for appellant.


Released for Publication by Order of Court of Appeals March 25, 1976.

ROMANG, Presiding Judge:

Leaton Guinn was injured while working as a brakeman for Kansas City Southern Railway Company. Guinn brought this action for damages under the section of the Safety Appliance Act which requires railroads to use automatic couplers. (45 U.S.C.A. § 2). The trial court instructed the jury that the Railway Company was liable...

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