Tri-State Coach Corp. v. Stidham

Lonnie Stidham, a little boy two years and seven months old, a passenger on the bus of the defendant, a common carrier, was killed when the right front wheel of the bus ran over his head soon after he had gotten off the bus. His administrator recovered a verdict and judgment against the defendant on the ground that his death was caused by its negligence.

The defendant operated a bus line from Appalachia, in Wise county, to points in Lee county, over State Route 606. Lonnie lived with his grandmother, Vesta Holdway, and on the day of the accident she was taking him with her on the bus to her…