Edwards v. Southern Railway Co.

Mrs. Joseph D. Edwards as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Joseph D. Edwards, brought an action for damages under the Federal employers’ liability act against the Southern Eailway Company, for the benefit of herself as the surviving widow of her husband. The judge sustained certain special demurrers and two general demurrers to the petition, and dismissed the case. The exception is to that judgment. The petition alleges that it “is brought under the provisions of title 45, § 51 et seq., of the United States Code Annotated,” and. sufficiently avers that both Joseph D. Edwards and…