McKnight v. Cassady

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lloyd, J.

The action in this case was brought against the board of education and one Oassady to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiffs in a collision between an automobile in which they were riding and a school bus owned by the board of education and operated by Cassady.

The basis of the action was the negligent operation of the bus by Cassady, and that solely. The defense by both defendants was a denial of negligence, and the board of education set up the further defense that in the operation of the bus it was exercising a public duty in…