Billy v. Powell

Riley, Judge;

This is an action of trespass on the case instituted in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County, by plaintiff, Frank Billy, against West Virginia Transportation Company, a common carrier, engaged in carrying passengers for hire, and the defendant, Frank Owen Powell, its bus driver. The defendants prosecute error to a judgment entered on the jury verdict for three thousand dollars.

The declaration alleges that on March 25, 1948, the day on which plaintiff is alleged to have been injured, the defendant, West Virginia Transportation Company, was engaged in the business of carrying…