Gulf & S. I. R. v. Carlson

(After stating the facts as above). At the conclusion of the evidence the court, at the request of the defendant bus company, directed a verdict in its favor and declined appellant’s request for a directed verdict. The action of the court in directing a verdict for the bus company and refusing to direct a verdict for appellant is assigned as error.

We will consider first the question whether the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for appellant. We are of opinion that there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury on the proposition that appellant was violating section 4045, Code of…