Cody v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.

In this personal injury action, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. Plaintiff, William Frederick Cody, asserts error with regard to the court's instructions to the jury, rulings on objections to evidence, and submission of affirmative defenses to the jury.

Cody was injured when a boxcar door fell on him. He was employed by International Paper Company ("I.P."). He was injured while he and another I.P. employee, Walter Nettles, were attempting to close the boxcar door. There was evidence that the top track on which the door traveled…