Southeastern Greyhound Corp. v. Graham

A carrier of passengers must exercise extraordinary care and diligence to protect the lives and persons of his passengers. Code, § 18-204. The liability of a common carrier for an assault by one of its employees on a passenger is not dependent on the question as to whether the employee was acting within the scope of his employment or in the line of his duty, but is based upon its broad duty as a common carrier to protect its passengers from assault. 10 Am. Jur. 264, § 1448. And where the relationship of carrier and passenger is once established, unless that relationship be terminated by the…