Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 1, 1999No. 31,735-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JjGASKINS, Judge.
The defendant, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS), appeals a trial court judgment finding the railroad liable for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Lamar Richardson, and awarding him $150,-000.00 in general damages and $525,435.00 in lost wages. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court judgment.
FACTS
The plaintiff was a longtime employee of KCS working on a maintenance of way crew. According to the plaintiff, on Sunday night, May 13, 1990, high winds blew trees and other debris onto the train tracks from Alexandria to Winnfield, the area his crew was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Peter J. Ricciardi v. The Children's Hospital Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Judd v. State, Dept. of Transp. and DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Broussard v. Union Pacific R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
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