Legal Opinion
Ramsey v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 2004No. ED 82534PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GLENN A. NORTON, Presiding Judge.
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (“BNSF”) appeals the judgment entered on the jury’s $1.4 million verdict in favor of Thomas Ramsey on his FELA claim. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Ramsey was a locomotive engineer for BNSF. On January 31, 2000, he reported to the BNSF yard shortly after 1:00 a.m. to take a coal train to an electric plant. It was a very cold morning — between 23 and 28 degrees — and there was precipitation on the ground at the yard. The weather and associated safety hazards were discussed. Under…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. John T. StrongCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by12 opinions
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Palmer v. Union Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
- Rice v. BNSF Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- Hedgecorth v. Union Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
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