Foltz v. Burlington Northern Railroad

NUGENT, Judge.

Defendant, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, appeals from a verdict and judgment under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in favor of plaintiff Ed Foltz for damages suffered as a result of defendant’s negligence. Burlington Northern claims the trial court erred in instructing the jury, that the evidence was insufficient to support submission of the case to the jury, and that the verdict is excessive. We affirm.

Mr. Foltz is a railroad employee of the defendant working as a switchman in a railyard in Kansas City. Mr. Foltz along with four other crew members was responsible…