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COTTRELL v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 92-507.

863 P.2d 381 (1993)

Lisa COTTRELL, as personal representative of the estate of Vern Cottrell, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 2, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell D. Yerger, Kroschel & Yerger, Billings; J. Michael Young, Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver, Great Falls, for defendant and appellant.

Erik B. Thueson and John A. Kutzman, Thueson Law Offices, Helena; Dennis P. Conner, Great Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.

TRIEWEILER, Justice.

Plaintiff Vern Cottrell filed this action in the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District in Cascade County, Montana, to recover damages for injuries sustained during the course of his employment with defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Following a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, finding that defendant's negligence caused plaintiff damages in the amount of $1,362,236. Defendant appeals from the judgment...

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