Legal Opinion
Callihan v. Burlington Northern Inc.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1982No. 82-182PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison
Burlington Northern appeals a judgment in the amount of $1,031,029.00 awarded plaintiff, Robert W. Callihan, for personal injuries suffered in an accident March 25, 1978. A motion for new trial was made and denied. This appeal followed.
On March 25, 1978, Callihan was an engineer on a Burlington Northern locomotive. The back of the seat, in which he was sitting, broke, causing him to fall backwards. By the end of the trip, Callihan was suffering severe back pain. He made six more trips as engineer prior to ceasing work April 9, 1978, due to unbearable back pain.
Callihan had suffered two…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Azure Ex Rel. Marchington v. City of BillingsMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- Wyant v. DunnMontana Supreme Court · 1962
- Cech v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- McGee v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1977
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