Hough v. Ann & Hope, Inc.

The defendant, owner of a warehouse, seeks review of a finding in favor of the plaintiff, a truck driver, who sustained inj uries while unloading the trailer of his vehicle at the defendant’s loading dock. The injury occurred when the plaintiff stepped back from within the trailer into a gap between the trailer’s rear edge and the edge of the loading platform. The judge denied four requests for rulings couched as follows:

7. The evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to warrant a finding that the defendant was negligent.

9. The evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to'warrant a…