ROBERTSON v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 55601.

785 S.W.2d 626 (1990)

Phillip ROBERTSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied February 28, 1990.

Application to Transfer Denied April 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Prebil, William Allen Brasher, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

John D. Schneider, John A. Walsh, Jr., St. Louis, John T. Peak, Gene C. Napier, Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied February 28, 1990.

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of $1,000,000 against it in an action arising under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. We affirm.

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