Tennessee Coach Co. v. Reece

In this case plaintiff Reece sued defendant Tennessee Coach Company for damages for personal injuries sustained by Reece while working on a bus belonging to the defendant. The accident in which Reece suffered the injuries was alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of an employee of defendant. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff below, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, and this court granted defendant’s petition for certiorari.

The defendant operates a. line of busses and while one of these vehicles, loaded with passengers en route from Knoxville to Bristol, was…