Murray v. Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc.

The case was tried twice. The first jury disagreed; the second returned a verdict for plaintiff upon which the court entered judgment, overruling defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict. Defendant has appealed.

The basic facts are not seriously in dispute. Defendant operates a city bus system in Cedar Rapids. On May 16, 1946, at about ten p.m., plaintiff conefededly became a passenger on one of its buses and sat opposite the rear door. This was at First Avenue and Second Street. He continued on the bus until it reached the point where the injury occurred, on Fourth Avenue where…