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REYNOLDS v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 14792.

621 P.2d 1028 (1980)

Keith REYNOLDS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a corporation, Defendants, and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, Kalispell, I. James Heckathorn, argued, Kalispell, for plaintiff and appellant.

Kroschel, Peterson & Koolen, Billings, K. Kent Koolen, argued, Billings, for defendants and respondents.

SHEA, Justice.

Plaintiff, Keith Reynolds, while employed by Ksanka Lumber Company, was severely injured when a string of Burlington Northern railroad cars suddenly moved down a siding and struck a cable over which he was straddled. He sued Burlington Northern for damages, and appeals from an order of the Lincoln County District Court directing a verdict in favor of the railroad.

The pleadings are imprecise and confusing, but it appears that plaintiff sued...

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