Jones v. Baltimore Transit Co.

A passenger on a bus, thrown and injured by its sudden stop, sued its owner for damages. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the court directed a verdict for the defendant and the appeal is from the judgment that followed.

Mrs. Perry Jones, the plaintiff below and appellant here, left her place of employment and boarded a bus that ran north on St. Paul Street, intending to get off at Preston Street. She was standing between the fare box and the front door, facing front, as the bus approached Preston Street. She was asked exactly what took place and her answer was: “Well, the speed was…