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RICHARDSON v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 31,735-CA.

731 So.2d 1017 (1999)

Lamar RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam by Arthur R. Carmody, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

Kycar & Celles by Van H. Kyzar, Natchitoches, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.

GASKINS, Judge.

The defendant, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS), appeals a trial court judgment finding the railroad liable for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Lamar Richardson, and awarding him $150,000.00 in general damages and $525,435.00 in lost wages. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court judgment.

FACTS

The plaintiff was a longtime employee of KCS working on a maintenance of way crew. According to the plaintiff...

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