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TAYLOR v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 84-3764.

787 F.2d 1309 (1986)

Stanley F. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan R. Wales and David G. Laidman, Hayes & Wales, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

George C. Inman, Jr., Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Before WRIGHT, KENNEDY, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Stanley Taylor, a former employee of Burlington Northern Railroad, brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), alleging that harassment by Burlington's foreman caused him to suffer paranoid schizophrenia. Burlington appeals from the jury verdict awarding Taylor $504,000, and we reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

Burlington hired Taylor in June 1977...

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