Dennis v. Maher

Appellant instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of a collision between a stage and a motor vehicle, while riding as a passenger in one of respondent Maher’s stages. The case was tried to a jury; and after appellant rested, respondents challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to make a case for the jury. A motion for a new trial was made and denied, and thereafter judgment was entered dismissing the action with prejudice.

The amended complaint alleged that Maher, doing business under the firm name of “Interstate Busses,” operated a stage line…