Banks v. Shepard

The appellant excepts and assigns as error the refusal of the court below to allow its motion for judgment as of nonsuit.

According to the plaintiff’s testimony the appellant’s driver stopped the bus within four or five feet, after the bell rang, indicating a passenger wanted to get off the bus. The evidence also tends to show that the bus was stopped on tbe bard surface or traveled portion of tbe highway and tbat tbe collision occurred witbin a matter of seconds after tbe bus stopped.

Tbe mere fact tbat tbe driver of a bus stops sucb vehicle on tbe traveled portion of tbe highway, for the…