Johnson v. Clearwater Stage Lines, Inc.

McFADDEN, Justice.

This action was initiated by plaintiff-appellant Clyde J. Johnson to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained when his motor vehicle was struck from behind by a twenty-passenger bus owned by defendant-respondent Clearwater Stage Lines, Inc. Prior to the accident, which occurred on August 2, 1968, both vehicles had been heading east on U. S. Highway 12, a highway with one traffic lane in each direction. At the time of the collision, the plaintiff was preparing to turn right (south) off of Highway 12 onto what is known as the Amos Bench Road. The road intersects the…