TOWNSEND v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 72585.

968 S.W.2d 767 (1998)

Jimmy D. TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

May 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan G. Kimbrell, St. Louis, for appellant.

Dan H. Ball, James W. Erwin, St. Louis, for respondent.


AHRENS, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Jimmy Townsend, appeals from the trial court's dismissal with prejudice of his FELA claim against his employer, Union Pacific Railroad Company. Plaintiff contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed an action in August 1993 against his employer, Union Pacific Railroad Company, under the Federal Employees Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. sections 51-60, for injuries he suffered...

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