Green v. Comfort Bus Line
Green v. Comfort Bus Line
Opinion of the Court
This suit was instituted to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the wife while she was in the act of alighting from a bus of the defendant company, in the borough of Wallington, when she alleged that the bus was stopped, but as she was in the act of alighting suddenly started forward, throwing her to the ground, and indicting the injuries alleged. The verdict in her favor was for $3,000 and that in favor of her husband for $500.
It is contended that the court should have directed a non-suit on the ground that there was no negligence shown on the part of the defendant. Manifestly, in view of the facts stated, there is nothing of substance in this.
The next point is that the court should have directed a verdict in favor of the defendant on the ground that the woman was guilty of contributory negligence. This is equally untenable, since the question of negligence and contributory negligence was entirely one of fact for the jury.
Nor is there any substance in the argument that the verdicts are against the weight of the evidence. Our review of
The rule will be discharged.
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