Titus v. Bradford, B. & K. R. Co.

Bradford Railroad (defendant) customarily transferred other carriers' rail cars onto its own narrow-gauge flatcars, bolting or wire-tying down the minority of rounded-bottom cars (called 'Nypano' cars) that didn't sit securely; Titus's decedent, an experienced employee familiar with Nypano cars, was riding atop one when it worked loose on a sharp turn and tipped, throwing him to the tracks where he was killed by the following car. Titus (plaintiff) sued for negligence in transporting standard cars on narrow tracks, a jury awarded $5,325, and Bradford appealed.