Briggs v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.

BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.

Steven J. Briggs brought a claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq., against his employer, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, for damages arising from an injury he sustained after falling over a partially buried tie plate. The jury entered a verdict in favor of Mr. Briggs and assessed his damages at $150,000. The trial court then granted Kansas City Southern’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, alternatively, its motion to amend the judgment.

Mr. Briggs appeals, contending that the trial court erred…