Injured Railroad Worker's outside Finances Shouldn't have been Used against him at Jury Trial

The Montana Supreme Court reversed and remanded a decision from a district court that allowed an injured railroad employee's finances to be used as evidence and for excluding evidence that could have proved the railroad's negligence.  Case: Martin v. BNSF Railway Co., DA 14-0100; 06/23/15, published. Facts and Procedural History: Timothy Martin was working as a switchman and brakeman for BNSF Railway Co. beginning in July 2004. Four years later, he was promoted to permanently work on a special on-call board that would get paid a daily rate for being on board plus a higher d...