Neely v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

Respondent, as plaintiff in the trial court, sought to recover damages to his parked automobile which, it was alleged, was run into and damaged by a passenger bus owned and operated by defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $1500, and judgment accordingly. Defendant has appealed.

The petition charged negligence in failing to keep the bus under control, failure to keep a lookout for ears approaching the intersection -in question, failure to stop the bus, and violations of certain 'speed ordinances of Kansas City. The answer was in the nature of a general denial.

Plaintiff lived in…