Kalanick v. Burlington Northern Railroad

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court, Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, awarding Richard Kalanick $431,450. We affirm the District Court.

The issues raised by Burlington Northern (B.N.) are:

1. Did the District Court err in striking the defense of contributory negligence and instructing the jury that Kalanick was not negligent as a matter of law?

2. Did the trial court err by allowing evidence of a similar injury to be admitted?

3. Did the trial court err by reading a portion of an instruction it had previously denied?

4. Did the trial…