William Roberson v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, Bethlehem Steel Corporation appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o. v.). For the reasons stated below, we affirm the magistrate’s denial of the motion.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

William Roberson drove to a loading dock at Bethlehem Steel’s Burns Harbor, Indiana, plant to pick up a shipment of steel. When he pulled his truck into the empty loading bay, Bethlehem Steel workers were loading coils of steel onto railroad cars. Three other trucks pulled into the bay after Roberson, and…