Southeastern Greyhound Lines v. Harden's Adm'x

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The appeal is from a judgment for $3,000 for the death of Sam (alias “Bill”) Harden as the result of an alleged malicious assault. The appellants are the Southeastern Greyhound Lines and its employee, Henry Morgan, and the Greyhound Terminal of Louisville, Incorporated, and its employee, Martin Maynard.

In the afternoon of April 19, 1937, Harden purchased a ticket from the Terminal for transportation on the bus of the Southeastern Lines from Louisville to Campbellsville, where he lived. When the bus had been driven to the loading platform…