Kinney v. Mason Elevator

April 6, 1967, plaintiff brought a wagonload of corn to defendant to have the corn ground into feed. For unloading purposes, the wagon was placed on a hoist which tilted the wagon in the direction of a shuttle that received the corn from the wagon. A “wheel stop” or retaining bar was raised from the bed of the hoist behind the rear wheels of the wagon !to prevent it from rolling backward. The bar was 'raised to a height of approximately 14 inches from the bed of the hoist. While plaintiff was behind the wagon, between it and the shuttle, the wagon rolled backwards, pinning plaintiff between…