1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Kan.
  4. 232 Kan.
  5. 232 Kan. 205 (1982)
 

GAULDEN v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 53,327

232 Kan. 205 (1982)

654 P.2d 383

SYLVESTER GAULDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Successor to St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, Defendant-Appellant, and JACK A. JAMES, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn D. Young, Jr., of Gott, Young & Bogle, P.A. of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the brief for defendant-appellant.

Daniel J. Sevart, of Render & Kamas, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Roger M. Theis, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for plaintiff-appellee.

Kenneth H. Hiebsch, of Hiebsch, Robbins & Tinker, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Connie J. Nordboe, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for defendant-appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MILLER, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Burlington Northern, Inc. (the railroad), successor to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Frisco), from a judgment for $750,000 entered against it and in favor of the plaintiff, Sylvester Gaulden, following a jury trial in Sedgwick District Court. Gaulden, a former Frisco employee, brought the action to recover damages for personal injuries against the railroad...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases