Southern Railway Co. v. Jones

This action was brought by J. O. Jones, Jr., by his father and next friend to recover damages of the Southern Eailway Company for injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant company in the operation and management of one of its through passenger trains, commonly known as the “vestibule.” Upon the trial of the cause the defendant company demurred to the evidence; its demurrer was overruled, and a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000, the amount of damages ascertained by the jury subject to the ruling of the court on the demurrer to the…