Legal Opinion
Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1986No. 84-3764PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Stanley Taylor, a former employee of Burlington Northérn Railroad, brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982), alleging that harassment by Burlington’s foreman caused him to suffer paranoid schizophrenia. Burlington appeals from the jury verdict awarding Taylor $504,000, and we reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial.
Burlington hired Taylor in June 1977 as a section laborer. Born in 1953, he is borderline mentally retarded, and, at least at the time he was hired, he was quite obese. The foreman on…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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