Ellis v. Dowd

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

The sole question requiring decision in this cause is whether the trial court erred, as claimed, in entering a judgment of nonsuit on the ground that plaintiffs’ proofs failed to present a jury question as to the alleged negligence of defendants.

This is an action in tort. It arises out of an automobile accident which occurred on December 27th, 1938, between 4:00 and 5:00 p. m., at the intersection of Ridge Road and Second Avenue, in the Township of Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey. A bus of the defendant corporation, operated by its…