Sherman v. Flint Trolley Coach, Inc.

Suit for damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while a passenger on one of defendant’s electric trolley buses, caused by the sud-, den stopping of the bus. On trial by jury,, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s proofs, defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that plaintiff had failed to make out a prima facie case of negligence. The motion was granted and judgment for defendant entered accordingly. The only issue on this appeal is, whether the testimony adduced by plaintiff presented a question of fact for the jury.

Plaintiff, a schoolteacher, together with another woman and a…