Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stout
United States Supreme Court
84 U.S. (17 Wall.) 657 (1873)
Relevant factsFree
A six-year-old boy, Stout (plaintiff), was seriously injured playing on the railroad's (defendant) unlocked, unfenced turntable with a known-broken safety latch, despite the railroad's employees knowing children regularly played there; the jury found for Stout, and the railroad appealed, arguing there was no genuine factual dispute for a jury to resolve.
IssueFree
Whether a jury must decide the outcome of a case that requires weighing of the evidence even if there is no dispute of facts.