Taylor v. Dale-Freeman Corporation

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Action for damages for personal injuries, medical and hospital expense, and loss of earnings by Donald E. Taylor against Dale-Freeman Corporation. Judgment for plaintiff was entered on a jury verdict for $19,455.02. Defendant has appealed from the judgment, contending that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of defendant and that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Plaintiff, a receiving clerk at the Burnett Meat Company dock in Kansas City, was injured when defendant’s truck crushed him while backing into the dock to make a…