SWARTWOOD v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 82CA0199.

669 P.2d 1051 (1983)

Alison M. SWARTWOOD, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Darwyn L. Swartwood, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

August 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrisard & Rossi, P.C., David B. Kiker, John J. Rossi, Aurora, for plaintiff-appellee.

James P. Gatlin, John L. Pilon, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


TURSI, Judge.

In this wrongful death action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), defendant, Burlington Northern, Inc., (Burlington) appeals the jury's award of $800,000 to plaintiff, Alison M. Swartwood, as personal representative of her deceased husband, Darwyn L. Swartwood. Burlington contends that the court erroneously prevented introduction of evidence of plaintiff's remarriage or her current marital...

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