McQuin v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when plaintiff, who was a passenger on a bus being operated by defendant, was thrown from her seat on account of the bus coming to a sudden stop. Judgment was for. the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The petition, after the formal allegations, alleged that plaintiff was a passenger on a bus of defendant traveling from Garden City *112to Topeka via Wichita; that shortly before daylight on July 17, 1939, the driver of the bus, with sudden and unexpected…