Hill v. St. Louis Public Service Co.

Action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff, a passenger in a bus of defendant St. Louis Public Service Company, was injured when the bus collided with a truck operated by defendant Trollinger. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $22,500 against defendant St. Louis Public Service Company alone and it has appealed. Error is assigned on the giving of Instruction [132] No. 1, on the admission of evidence, on the argument of counsel and on an alleged excessive verdict.

Appellant was charged with general negligence under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine and the cause was so submitted…