KNOWLES v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R.R. CO.

No. 68,929

18 Kan. App. 2d 608 (1993)

856 P.2d 1352

ROBERT KNOWLES, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Petition for review denied December 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davy C. Walker, of Kansas City, and Jon G. Carlson and Daniel Cohen, of Jon G. Carlson & Associates, P.C., of Edwardsville, Illinois, for appellant.

Brett C. Coonrod, of Deacy & Deacy, of Prairie Village, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Paul Hasty, Jr., of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs, Chartered, of Overland Park, for appellee.

Before BRAZIL, P.J., RULON and GREEN, JJ.


Petition for review denied 254 Kan. ___ (December 12, 1993).

GREEN, J.:

This litigation arises out of plaintiff's claim of exposure to toxic chemicals while in the employment of defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Company (hereafter "Burlington"). Robert L. Knowles, the plaintiff, sued Burlington, alleging that he contracted cancer after being exposed to various harmful chemicals. he also claims that he was saturated with a defoliant sprayed by Asplundh...

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