Rattray v. Albert

The appellants in these consolidated cases are George Milo and Thomas Forsythe. They were injured on June 14,1953, while riding as passengers in a bus operated by defendant Albert on behalf of defendant Pacific Greyhound Lines. The bus was driven into the rear end of a truck and trailer and passengers were thrown out of their seats. A jury awarded plaintiff Milo $25,000, and plaintiff Forsythe $20,000. The proof of negligence was convincingly clear. *355The trial judge granted defendants’ motion for a new trial in each ease, limiting the same to the issue of damages; the order specified…