Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Stokes

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Kansas City Southern Railway Company appeals from a judgment finding the Railway negligent under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and awarding $1 million in damages to Everett Stokes. A jury returned this verdict, and the court rendered judgment in accordance with its findings. On appeal, the Railway contends (1) that the trial court erred in overruling the Railway’s objections to superfluous instructions on the Railway’s duty; (2) that the trial court erred by instructing the jury directly and unnecessarily on the effect of its answers; and (3) that…