Matthis v. Texas Louisiana Coaches

On August 6, 1942, D.W. Weeks, a resident of Texas, was operating a bus line under the trade-name of Texas Louisiana Coaches, from Jasper Texas, through Merryville, De Ridder, Sugartown, Pitkin and Oakdale, to Ville Platte, La., under a certificate from the Louisiana Public Service Commission. On that day Weeks borrowed a 1937 Ford bus from F.S. Whittlesey, a resident of Jasper, Texas, who also operated a bus line, known as the East Texas Motor Coaches, for the purpose of making the trip on that date, since the bus usually used for the route was in bad condition. The bus was driven by C.F.…