Cannamore v. Bi-State Development Agency

WEIER, Commissioner.

Plaintiff, a fare-paying passenger, fell while she was leaving defendant’s bus at the intersection of Taylor and Easton Avenues in the City of St. Louis. As compensation for personal injuries plaintiff sought and obtained a verdict against the defendant in the sum of $9,000.00, on which the court entered judgment. Defendant’s motion for directed verdict at the close of all the evidence had been overruled by the trial judge at the conclusion of the testimony ; but, upon after-trial motion, the court set aside the verdict and judgment previously entered and sustained…