Consolidated Coach Co., Inc. v. McCord

This suit was brought by the husband and administrator of Mrs. Ruth McCord to recover damages for her death occasioned by a collision between a motorcycle which she was riding* and a bus belonging to the plaintiff in error. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff below for $2,950, the amount sued for. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment below and dismissed the suit, being of opinion that the contributory negligence of the deceased barred any recovery. We have granted petition for certiorari.

The accident occurred in the village or settlement of Red Bank, 4 or 5 miles north of…