Legal Opinion
Barron v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1985No. 48445PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Everett F. Barron appeals from a judgment for defendant Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company on his claim for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., based on a jury verdict in favor of defendant. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
On March 6, 1979, Everett Barron, a car inspector for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, fell from the top of a gondola car which he had been inspecting, and injured his left foot. The ground surface in the area surrounding the gondola car had been covered with soybean…
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