Leban v. Range Rapid Transit Co.

Action for personal injuries received by plaintiff while a passenger on a motor bus owned by defendant Range Rapid Transit Company and driven by defendant Pernu. After a verdict for plaintiff, defendants moved in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding or a new trial. The motion for judgment was ■ granted and plaintiff appeals.

The seats of the bus extended the full width of the body. They were reached by passengers through doors opening on the right side. The doors were hinged on the front side so that in opening they swung outward and forward and in closing, backward and inward.…