Southland Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Ashby

HICKMAN, Chief Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment in favor of appellee against appellant for damages sus-*446tamed by her by being prevented'from boarding a bus on which she was entitled to transportation. Appellee’s petition presented four separate causes of action, as follows:(a) Damages for slander, for which she sought $8,000;(b) Damages for assault and battery, for which she sought $2,000;(c) Damages for inconvenience and mental anguish suffered on account of being prevented from boarding the bus after purchasing her ticket, for which she sought $2,000; and(d) The price of her ticket,…