Hartough v. Safeway Lines, Inc.

In October, 1936, plaintiff brought this action in the Wayne circuit against defendants to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned him by the alleged wilful and wanton misconduct of the driver of defendant’s bus upon which he was a passenger.

About 11 o’clock, the night of March 9, 1936, plaintiff boarded a passenger bus of defendant corporation at Toledo and paid his fare to be transported to the city of Detroit. He had been drinking, was somewhat garrulous, moved about from seat to seat, and had a slight altercation with another passenger. The driver stopped the bus out in the…