Kleibrink v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal from an action to recover for the wrongful death of plaintiffs-appellees’ decedent, Royal Edward Kleibrink, who was killed when his car collided with a train owned and operated by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Inc., defendant-appellant. The case was tried under our new comparative negligence statute. The jury found the railroad 100 percent negligent and awarded damages in the amount of $101,807.

The appellant asserts the trial court erred in limiting opinion testimony by its expert witness; in denying its…