Jones v. Greer Rice Dryer & Shop, Inc.

PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Washington County which *420granted a directed verdict in favor of the defendant at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence. John Allen Jones instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries incurred while in the employment of Greer Rice Dryer and Shop, Inc., which resulted from a fall into a revolving auger used to process grain.

The issue presented is whether the trial court correctly decided that the plaintiff’s negligence in voluntarily placing himself in a position of great danger was the sole…