CITIZENS COACH COMPANY v. Wright

Ed. P. McPaddiN, Associate Justice.

The appellant, Citizens Coach Company (hereinafter called “Coach Company”) is a corporation engaged as a common carrier in operating a transportation system in the City of Little Rock. The appellee, Mrs. Ereeda Wright, while a passenger on a bus of appellant, was assaulted by another passenger named Dorothy Payne. Mrs. Wright filed this action for damages against Dorothy Payne, for assault and battery, and against the Coach Company for its failure to accord Mrs. Wright the degree of safety and protection to which a passenger is entitled from a common carrier.