Rivers v. Jacksonville Coach Co.

RAWLS, Judge.

This appeal involves a negligence action brought by plaintiff-appellant, Katherine D. Rivers, a fare-paying passenger, against defendant-appellee, Jacksonville Coach Company, a public service corporation. After plaintiff presented her evidence and rested, the trial Court, upon motion of defendant, directed a verdict for defendant on the grounds that plaintiff had not made out a case. The sole question presented is whether or not plaintiff made out a prima facie case.

On August 22, 1959, plaintiff boarded a Jacksonville Coach Corporation bus in Jacksonville, Florida, and took a…