St. Louis S. W. Ry. Co. v. Davis

STRUM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff below, appellee here, for personal injuries suffered by him when the end gate of a “drop end,” gondola type, railroad car fell inward upon the plaintiff, crushing his right leg and inflicting extensive and permanent injuries. 1

The end gate, made of metal and weighing several hundred pounds, forms the end of the body of the car. It is hinged at the bottom, and is normally held in a vertical position by heavy metal latches at the top which prevent the gate from falling inward, while the frame of the car…