Jordan v. Great Western Motorways

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a collision between the defendant Eslow’s automobile, in which plaintiff was riding as a guest, and a bus belonging to and operated by the Great Western Motorways, a corporation. In their respective answers the defendants denied the allegations of the complaint, the defendant bus company alleging the defense of contributory negligence. For the pur poses of this decision we will assume that this special defense is also available to the defendant Eslow because of certain allegations in the complaint, denied…