Roedler v. Vandalia Bus Lines, Inc.

Mr. Presiding Justice Edwards

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellee, a minor, suing by guardian, recovered a verdict and judgment for $28,500 in the city court of East St. Louis, against appellant, for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of a collision between a bus owned by the latter and a car in which appellee was riding as a passenger.

Numerous grounds are assigned for a reversal of the judgment. Appellant, previous to the trial, filed a motion to dismiss the suit, alleging that it was a corporation engaged in carrying passengers for hire; that its principal office was…