Ball v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co.

SNYDER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff-respondent Richard Ball $600,000 on his negligence claim against defendant-appellant Burlington Northern Railroad Company based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The judgment is affirmed.

Burlington contends the trial court erred in: (1) submitting MAI 24.01 as the verdict directing instruction because it gave the jury a “roving commission;” (2) refusing Burlington’s tendered “present value” instruction; (3) allowing Ball’s counsel to examine John Fite by reading…