Willis v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Action for damages for personal injuries sustained on account of the alleged negligence (res ipsa loquitur) of the defendant, when a freight car loading device with an automobile thereon fell upon plaintiff while he was assisting his employer (the consignee) unload a carload of automobiles at defendant's unloading dock in Chanute, Kansas. The cause was submitted upon specific negligence, to wit, negligent inspection and maintenance of the loading device and plaintiff obtained a verdict for $15,000. The trial court, on motion for new trial, required a remittitur of $3000, and judgment was…