Hot Springs Street Railway Co. v. Adams

The appellees, O. Fred Adams and his wife, recovered judgments totaling $10,500 for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a collision between their car and a bus operated by the appellant. We discuss two of the appellant’s contentions, as one necessitates a reversal and the other goes to the question of whether the case should be dismissed.

On the latter point it is contended that the defendant below was entitled to an instructed verdict because its negligence was not proved and Adams’ contributory negligence was established as a matter of law. This argument must be rejected. The…