Legal Opinion
Welsh v. Burlington Northern Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 1986No. 49900PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOWD, Presiding Judge.
Burlington Northern Railroad Company (hereinafter defendant) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for William J. Welsh (hereinafter plaintiff) and against the defendant in the amount of $500,000. Plaintiff brought this action under the provisions of the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries plaintiff received during the course of his employment with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company. The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company merged with Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a subsidiary…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dunn v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- Thorne v. ThorneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- Landers v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- William J. Welsh, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Employee Benefits Plan, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Wilson v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Timothy Walsh v. City of Kansas City, MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- Keith v. Burlington Northern RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Van Eaton v. ThonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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