W.M. And A. Transit Company v. Clara Radecka

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

This case presented a classic res ipsa loquitur situation. The appellee proved that while a passenger on the appellant’s bus, she was violently thrown from her seat, rendered unconscious, and otherwise seriously injured when the driver suddenly applied the brakes and stopped the bus. After the appellant had offered evidence to explain the occurrence, the trial judge denied the appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, and later, its motion for judgment n. o. v. We find no error with respect to such denials, for if other rulings complained of be correct, the evidence…