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ST. LOUIS S. W. RY. CO. v. DAVIS

No. 14405.

204 F.2d 251 (1953)

ST. LOUIS S. W. RY. CO. v. DAVIS.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Madison, Shreveport, La., Wilkinson, Lewis & Wilkinson, Shreveport, La., for appellant.

Val Irion, Shreveport, La., Jackson, Mayer & Kennedy, Myers, Gatti & Egan and Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Trichel & Johnson, all of Shreveport, La., of counsel, for appellee.

Before HOLMES, STRUM and RIVES, Circuit Judges.

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...

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