Miller v. Inter City Transportation Co.

The plaintiff, while traveling in defendant’s bus, on August 4, 1957, got up to change his seat and while the bus was in motion, proceeded into the aisle. He testified that the bus was going about 50 miles an hour; he took several steps holding onto the bars on the backs of the seats and the"bus came to a sudden ‘ ‘ very unusual ’ ’ stop. He further testified that his grip was “ torn off ” and he was thrown forward; his fall was broken when he hit his left hip and he crashed to the floor and fell “flat on my face”. He was “ knocked out ”, “ badly stunned ”.

A fellow passenger, Mrs. Stone, who…