Knowles v. Southern Railway Co.

Bernard P. Knowles, administrator of J. W. Knowles, deceased, instituted an action for damages against the Southern Railway Company. J. W. Knowles was killed as a result of a fall from a bridge while listing the numbers of cars. At the conclusion of the introduction of the evidence counsel for the railway company moved to strike the evidence. The court after careful consideration sustained the motion, on the ground' that J. W. Knowles met his death as the result of a risk which he had assumed in connection with his employment. A verdict and judgment followed in favor of the defendant railway…