WATKINS v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY

No. 9338.

332 F.2d 423 (1964)

Robert Lee WATKINS, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY, Inc., Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norwood Robinson and G. D. Humphrey, Jr., Winston-Salem, N. C. (Hudson, Ferrell, Petree, Stockton, Stockton & Robinson, Winston-Salem, N. C., on the brief) for appellant and cross-appellee.

Roy L. Deal, Winston-Salem, N. C. (Fred S. Hutchins and Deal, Hutchins & Minor, Winston-Salem, N. C., on the brief), for appellee and cross-appellant.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and HAYNSWORTH and J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an action for personal injuries incurred by the plaintiff while he was unloading a boxcar of paper shipped by the defendant. After the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on the issues of negligence, contributory negligence and damages, the court entered judgment n. o. v. for the defendant on the grounds that the evidence showed contributory negligence as a matter of law. The court also conditionally...

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