Dryden v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained when a bus operated by defendant came to a sudden stop and plaintiff was thrown against a rear vision mirror and injured. Judgment was for the defendant, sustaining its motion for judgment notwithstanding the general verdict on answers to special questions.

The petition alleged after the formal parts that plaintiff boarded a bus at an intersection and became a passenger for hire; that when he was in the act of paying his fare the operator of the bus, one Lake, caused it to…