Mott v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Missouri Pacific Railroad Company appeals from a judgment against it in a negligence action initiated by plaintiffs Robert L. Mott and Dorleen Mott for personal injuries sustained by Mr. Mott and for Mrs. Mott’s loss of consortium. The negligence suit was based upon a railroad crossing accident between one of Missouri Pacific’s trains and a gasoline tanker truck driven by Mott.

*83Mott worked for MFA as a bulk plant manager. On August 8, 1985, Mott drove an MFA 1,500 gallon gasoline delivery truck onto Missouri Pacific’s tracks in the city of Harrisonville,…