Panto v. Safeway Trails, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FULLAM, District Judge.

On June 24, 1961, there was a collision between two busses on the New Jersey Turnpike, resulting in personal injuries to, and litigation by, numerous passengers. The plaintiff in the present case, Viola Panto, sued Safeway Trails, Inc., the owners and operators of the bus in which she was riding; and Safeway in turn brought a third-party claim against Plymouth Bus Company, its counterpart as to the other vehicle involved in the collision.

Earlier, one Joseph Funnie, another passenger in the Safeway bus, brought a similar action and Safeway similarly…