McVey v. St. Louis Public Service Company

HYDE, Judge.

Action for damages for personal injuries sustained when defendant’s bus struck the rear of plaintiff’s automobile. Plaintiff had verdict for $8,100 and defendant has appealed from the judgment entered.

Defendant’s only claim of error is giving Instruction No. 1, which authorized a verdict for plaintiff. Therefore, the facts may be briefly stated. Plaintiff’s evidence showed that, driving east on Olive Street intending to turn south on Twelfth Street, he had to stop near the south curb because a bus of defendant ahead of him had stopped at this intersection, in the zone marked for…