KOEHLER v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 38259.

573 S.W.2d 938 (1978)

Goldie KOEHLER et al., Respondent (Plaintiffs), v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Appellant (Defendant).

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied March 10, 1978.

Application to Transfer Denied June 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucas & Murphy, Joseph A. Murphy, St. Louis, for appellant (defendant).

Charles E. Gray, Gray & Ritter, St. Louis, for respondents (plaintiffs).


GUNN, Judge.

This appeal arises from a suit by plaintiffs, Goldie and Curtis Koehler, against defendant, Burlington Northern, Inc., for injuries sustained as a result of a collision between plaintiffs' van and defendant's freight train. The jury verdict was for plaintiffs in the amount of $605,000. On appeal defendant contends that plaintiffs' verdict directing instructions were erroneous in several respects. It further contends that the jury's largess in its award...

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