Treece v. Greyhound Bus Co.

Plaintiff Treece was awarded a verdict by a jury of $1,000 and plaintiff Nichols was awarded a verdict of $15,000 against the defendant as a result of an automobile accident. Plaintiffs appeal, contending that the verdicts were inadequate and defendant cross-appeals claiming that plaintiffs’ causes of action should have been dismissed, alleging that the statute of limitations had expired.

We affirm.

There is no dispute as to the facts of the accident. The accident occurred in Tennessee. Plaintiffs had stopped on the highway because of stalled vehicles in front of them. The defendant’s bus could…