Eastman v. Caldwell

Appellee brought this action against appellant and J. D. Austin in the circuit court of Smith county to recover damages for a personal injury received by him as the result of a collision at a public crossing between a railroad motorcar owned by appellant and operated by ap-pellee, as appellant’s servant, and a school bus operated by Austin. The trial resulted in a judgment in appel-lee’s favor against both defendants, from which judgment appellant alone prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant requsted a directed verdict which the court refused. That action of the court is the principal ground relied…