FISHER v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.,

No. 44095.

640 S.W.2d 174 (1982)

Robert FISHER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Successor by Merger to St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 15, 1982.

Application to Transfer Denied November 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Walsh, Edward W. Fredrickson, Haley, Fredrickson & Walsh, St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.

Donald E. Engle, St. Paul, Minn., Eric A. Cunningham, Jr., Daniel M. Buescher, William J. Blumthal, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.


SIMON, Judge.

Defendant, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Frisco) appeals from a jury verdict of $250,000 in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.

Plaintiff, Robert Fisher (Fisher), filed the action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S. § 51 et seq. Fisher alleged that he sustained injuries to his back and knee while performing his job as a locomotive engineer for...

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