LEAKE v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 65359.

892 S.W.2d 359 (1995)

Louis LEAKE, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

February 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Fitzsimmons, Patrick J. Hagerty, St. Louis, for appellant.

Thomas J. Prebil, St. Louis, for respondent.


DOWD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals after a jury awarded him $133,000 in a negligence suit against his employer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 to 60 (FELA), resulting from an injury Plaintiff sustained after he slipped on ice on Defendant's property. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff Louis Leake (Employee) worked for Defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Employer) as a conductor. He worked for Employer for approximately...

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