Robbins v. Steve Wilson Company

The plaintiff was a log truck driver for the defendant. He was injured while assisting in unloading logs from his truck into a log pond. Plaintiff brought an action against his employer for damages for personal injuries. The jury found for the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The only issue is the admissibility of evidence of the customary practice of unloading logs. The court admitted such evidence and the plaintiff contends this was error.

The evidence was that the plaintiff drove his truck under an A-frame and alongside a concrete brow log at the pond’s edge. Two dump straps had been…