Warren J. Wright v. B. F. Huntley Furniture Company

PREYER, District Judge.

The plaintiff was injured when he opened a boxcar and was struck on the head by a falling carton which was loaded on top of other furniture packed in the car. Plaintiff contends his injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant in improperly loading the boxcar. The case was tried by the court below without a jury, the court ruling that there was no primary negligence on the part of the defendant, and that in any event plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. Plaintiff challenges the correctness of the trial judge’s rulings.

On the morning of the…