HEDGECORTH v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. ED 86817.

210 S.W.3d 220 (2006)

Timothy P. HEDGECORTH, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 11, 2006.

Application for Transfer Denied January 30, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Hagerty, St. Louis, MO, for respondent.

Tracy J. Cowan, Karen M. Volkman, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 11, 2006.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

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