Legal Opinion

Faulkenberry v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 16, 1979No. 50451Published

1Opinion of the Court

602 P.2d 203 (1979)

Eldon FAULKENBERRY, Appellee,

v.

The KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

No. 50451.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 16, 1979.

Whit Pate, Poteau, for appellee.

Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hayes by Burton J. Johnson, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

OPALA, Justice:

In this action under FELA the key question on certiorari is whether there was sufficient evidence of legal infirmity in the procurement of employee's release upon out-of-court settlement to warrant that issue's submission to the jury. If our answer be in the affirmative, we must also consider…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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