Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Fort Smith v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 1993No. WD 46969, WD 46986PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPINDEN, Judge.
Arthur Santos Felix 1 sued Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) for the injuries he suffered when a KCS vehicle ran over him on KCS tracks near Joplin. A jury found that Felix suffered $4.5 million in damages but assessed him with 15 percent of the fault. KCS appeals. Felix cross-appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in directing a verdict against him on his claim for punitive damages against KCS. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
The accident happened on February 26, 1989, while Felix and his girlfriend’s two children were looking for pennies. They had put the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Hoover's Dairy, Inc. v. Mid-America Dairymen, Inc./Special Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Burnett v. GriffithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Scheibel v. HillisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Pierce v. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Sampson v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- C.L. Maddox, Inc. v. Benham Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Delgado v. MitchellMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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