Atlantic Greyhound Corporation v. Lauritzen

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

In a death case grounded upon negligence, after a directed verdict for the appellant and the grant of a new trial upon motion of the appellees, a second trial resulted in a substantial verdict for damages, with a motion for new trial by the appellant denied and from the judgment, the present appeal. The appeal is based upon alleged absence of substantial evidence to show actionable negligence and alleged errors in the rulings of the court.

On the morning of January 7, 1946, the appellant’s bus was traveling east upon the south side of U. S. Highway No. 70 from Knoxville,…