ROUTH v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. WD 36703.

708 S.W.2d 211 (1986)

Dennis F. ROUTH, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY and Dale Banning, Defendants-Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied March 27, 1986.

Application to Transfer Denied May 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Bollard, Gary M. Cupples, Deacy & Deacy, Kansas City, for defendants-appellants.

June Clark, James M. Yeretsky, Niewald, Waldeck, Norris & Brown, Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before TURNAGE, P.J., and DIXON and LOWENSTEIN, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Overruled and Denied March 27, 1986.

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Dennis Routh brought suit against Burlington Northern and its agent, Dale Banning, for false imprisonment, conversion and slander.1 The court entered judgment on the jury verdict in favor of Routh on the claim for false imprisonment and awarded $20,000 in actual damages, $50,000 punitive damages against Burlington...

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