Atkins v. . Transportation Co.

On 11 October, 1943, defendant's agent was operating one of defendant's regular passenger buses on Haywood Road in West Asheville. Plaintiff's agent was operating a Chevrolet truck loaded with about 800 feet of green oak lumber just to the rear of the bus. The bus passed over the West Asheville Bridge and went about 75 feet beyond the Haywood Road-Roberts Street intersection. It stopped suddenly about 75 feet beyond the usual bus stop at Roberts Street to permit a passenger to alight. The truck collided with the rear of the bus. Considerable damage to both the bus and the truck resulted and…