GANNAWAY v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RLD. CO.

No. 49,200

2 Kan. App. 2d 81 (1978)

575 P.2d 566

EARL H. GANNAWAY, Appellee, v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY, A CORPORATION, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. McDowell, of Kansas City, for the appellant.

E.L. Kinch, of Ratner, Mattox, Ratner, Ratner and Barnes, P.A., of Wichita, and William L. Roberts, of Kansas City, for the appellee.

Before SWINEHART, P.J., FOTH and ABBOTT, JJ.


FOTH, J.:

This is an action by a railroad worker against his employer under the federal Safety Appliance Acts. A jury returned a general verdict for $150,000.00. The defendant appeals raising four points concerning the amount of the verdict, the manner in which it was reached, and the elements of damage submitted to the jury.

1. Defendant's first and primary claim of error is based on the fact that the trial court gave the jury no tables or mathematical formulae...

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