Legal Opinion
Bullock v. BNSF Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided August 4, 2017No. 111599Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 111,599 MARK BULLOCK, Appellee, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 60-451 prohibits the admission of subsequent remedial measures to prove negligence or culpable conduct. 2. Post-event employee discipline constitutes a subsequent remedial measure, and it is barred by K.S.A. 60-451 when used to prove negligence or culpable conduct. 3. Post-event investigative reports or tests are not subsequent remedial measures that fall within K.S.A. 60-451's purview. 4. When otherwise admissible evidence includes information…
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- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Smith v. PrintupSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
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