Southern Stages Inc. v. Clements

Gardner^ J.

Counsel for the plaintiff in error, in a very able and clear manner, set forth an analysis of the petition from their viewpoint, which we quote: “(1) This accident happened in broad open daylight between 11 o’clock a. m. and 2 o’clock- p. m. (2) The highway was straight, but there was a steep decline lead ing to a bridge. (3) Both vehicles, namely, the plaintiffs truck and the defendant’s bus, were going in the same direction. The truck was following the bus at a distance of 70 yards, or 210 feet. (4) The rate of speed as these vehicles approached the bridge did not exceed 35 miles…