Moore v. Commonwealth

Mrs. Olyve Graef Moore was arrested on a warrant which charged that she did on December 1, 1959, “unlawfully operate a motor vehicle in a reckless manner: namely, pass a school bus while discharging passengers.” Virginia Code, 1950, § 46.1-190 (f). Upon her trial, she was found guilty and her punishment fixed at a fine of $15.00. We granted this writ of error.

The evidence is certified to us in narrative form.

Roscoe Williams, a school bus driver, testified that he stopped his bus on U. S. Highway Route No. 220, in Hot Springs, Virginia, December 1, 1959, about 3:30 p. m. for the purpose of…