Pacific Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Vermillion

WALTHALL, Justice.

Appellee was a passenger upon a bus operated by appellant. He boarded the bus at El Paso, Tex., on May 16, 1934, going to Deming, N. M., about 100 miles from El Paso. He was seated upon the rear seat of the bus. Shortly after the bus passed Las Cruces, N. M., and while appellee was dozing, he was stabbed in the side by a drunken negro passenger who was also seated upon the rear seat. For the injury thus inflicted, he brought this suit against appellant to recover damages.

The jury found:(1) The driver of defendant’s bus failed to use a high degree of care to ascertain the…