WELCH v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 58406.

807 S.W.2d 226 (1991)

Thomas R. WELCH, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

April 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown, Wendy Wiedemann Hudson, Anna K. Mandle, Robert Mills, Coburn, Croft & Putzell, St. Louis, for defendant/appellant.

Charles M. Friedman, Chris G. Echsner, Private Attys., St. Louis, for plaintiff/respondent.


REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant railroad appeals from a judgment arising under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51. The jury awarded plaintiff damages of $150,000. We affirm.

Plaintiff is a diesel electrician employed by defendant. He had been employed by the railroad for six years at the time of the injury and was 26 years of age. On April 19, 1980, he received a severe electrical shock when he placed his right hand on a metal angle...

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