Penn Central Transportation Co. v. Skaggs

PALMORE, Justice.

Penn Central Transportation Company (hereinafter Penn Central) furnished a *28boxcar to Community Grain Company, Inc. (hereinafter Community) for the purpose of shipping grain. Community loaded it with corn and sent it to Schenley Distillers, Inc. (hereinafter Schenley). While unloading the car, Coakley D. Skaggs, an employe of Schenley, was injured. He sued Penn Central and Community on the theory that his injury resulted from a defective condition of the car. The jury returned a nine-man verdict for $95,000 assessed against the two defendants equally. While motions for…