Mobile City Lines, Inc. v. Holman

SIMPSON, Justice.

Suit for damages by appellee against appellant. Judgment in favor of appellee for $28,000 on jury verdict — hence this appeal.

Appellee was a passenger on one of appellant’s buses on February 6, 1960, at a bus stop on Royal Street near the intersection of Dauphin Street. When the bus started to cross Dauphin Street the plaintiff had not yet seated herself. A pedestrian stepped into the path of the bus and the driver pulled the bus to a sudden stop, causing appellee to fall and injure herself.

The assignments of error, in addition to claiming excessiveness of damages, are the…