JAMES T. MITCHELL v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

JAMES T. MITCHELL, ) ) Respondent, ) ) vs. ) No. SD35586 ) BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, ) FILED: June 25, 2019 ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GREENE COUNTY Honorable Michael J. Cordonnier, Judge AFFIRMED Jamie Mitchell (“Plaintiff”) was injured twice while switching railcars at BNSF’s Springfield yard. His four-count FELA petition asserted, and the court ultimately submitted, two claims for each injury: strict liability under the Safety Appliance Act (“SAA”) and general negligence. 1 From jury verdicts in Plaintiff’s favor on all counts, the court entered a judgment totaling…