HOUGH v. ANN & HOPE, INC.


1989 Mass. App. Div. 141 (1989)

James J. Hough vs. Ann & Hope, Inc.

Massachusetts Appellate Division, Southern District.

June 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham Newman for the plaintiff.

Kevin M. Orme for the defendant.

Present: Black, P.J., Shubow & Dolan, JJ.


Shubow, J.

The defendant, owner of a warehouse, seeks review of a finding in favor of the plaintiff, a truck driver, who sustained injuries while unloading the trailer of his vehicle at the defendant's loading dock. The injury occurred when the plaintiff stepped back from within the trailer into a gap between the trailer's rear edge and the edge of the loading platform. The judge denied four requests for rulings couched as follows:

7. The evidence is insufficient...

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