Atlantic Greyhound Lines v. Skinner

This action was instituted to recover damages for the wrongful death of J. P. Hamilton, who was killed while a passenger on a bus operated by the Atlantic Greyhound Lines from Bristol, Tennessee, through Virginia, to Washington, D. C. The trial resulted in a verdict for $7,500 on *430which judgment was entered. Defendant in the trial court sought and obtained this writ of error, which brings the proceedings before this court for review.

While there are other assignments of error, the two major questions presented are: (1) Whether Hamilton was a passenger for hire at the time he was killed, and (2)…