PALMER v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. ED 92841.

311 S.W.3d 843 (2010)

Leroy PALMER, Respondent, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 4, 2010.

Application for Transfer Denied June 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Erwin, Nicholas J. Lamb, Booker T. Shaw, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Daniel R. Francis, St. Louis, MO, for respondent.


GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Judge.

Introduction

Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) appeals from the trial court's judgment entered in accordance with a jury verdict in favor of Leroy Palmer (Palmer) and against Union Pacific in an action brought by Palmer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Palmer initiated this action under FELA...

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