Jines v. Greyhound Corp.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE MURPHY

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a personal injury action in which plaintiff was awarded a $400,000 verdict and judgment. Defendant appeals on the theory that, as a matter of law, the evidence failed to prove plaintiff’s due care or defendant’s negligence. -Defendant also complains of prejudicial trial errors, and that the verdict is excessive.

As to the occurrence, the evidence shows that on the evening of March 16, 1961, at about 10:30, plaintiff was in a disabled and stalled automobile when it was struck from the rear by defendant’s bus. The automobile…