Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Transportation Co. v. Coyle

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Edmund Coyle obtained judgment pursuant to a jury verdict of $12,875.98 against Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Transportation Co. and Roy H. Martin, its bus driver, for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a collision between Coyle’s automobile and a bus operated for the company by Martin. On this appeal it is contended (1) that the appellee was con-tributorily negligent as a matter of law, and (2) improper closing argument was made by counsel for appellee.

The accident occurred on March 4, about 2:45 p. m., while it was raining heavily. The bus was…