United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

C. WILLIAM’ BRADLEY, Judge Pro Tem.

The shipper, under a “Shipper’s Load and Count” bill of lading, loaded a box car owned by defendant. The car was loaded at each end with the center area of the car between the car doors remaining empty. An employee of defendant inspected only as to the load. The shipper closed the car doors and applied seals.

Defendant then delivered the loaded car to the consignee at New Orleans. An employee of consignee partially opened a door of the box car and was struck on the head by a steel bar that fell from the box car. This steel bar was one of a set of bars…