Gaulden v. Burlington Northern, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Burlington Northern, Inc. (the railroad), successor to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Frisco), from a judgment for $750,000 entered against it and in favor of the plaintiff, Sylvester Gaulden, following a jury trial in Sedgwick District Court. Gaul-den, a former Frisco employee, brought the action to recover damages for personal injuries against the railroad under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. (FELA), and against defendant Jack James, the…