Transports, Inc. v. Perry

Mr. Special Justice William J. Harbisow

delivered the opinion of the Court.

These two cases arose out of an automobile-bus collision which occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 2, 1963, and were consolidated for trial. The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff, Mrs. Viola Perry, was a passenger in an automobile which was' struck from the rear by a bus being driven by the defendant, Rodger E. King, and owned by his employer, Transports, Inc. Mrs. Perry sued for personal injuries allegedly sustained by her in the accident, and her husband sued for…