Sayles v. Interstate Busses Corp.

Plaintiff boarded a bus of the defendant at Albany, New York, for passage to Providence, Rhode Island. She arrived at the bus terminal at four o’clock on October 26,1945, purchased a ticket, and when she found that the bus did not leave for an hour, she checked her handbag. Shortly before five o’clock, she redeemed her bag, surrendered the check, and took the bag to the sidewalk, where the bus was parked.

The bus driver, who was standing at the door of the bus, looked at her ticket and put his hand on the small bag she was carrying and said, “You are going to Providence. I’ll take this ”, or…