MERRITT v. INTERSTATE TRANSIT LINES

No. 13787.

171 F.2d 605 (1948)

MERRITT v. INTERSTATE TRANSIT LINES.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 28, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Hotz, Jr., of Omaha, Neb. (Hotz & Hotz, William J. Hotz and William F. Dalton, all of Omaha, Neb., on the brief), for appellant.

R.B. Hamer, of Omaha, Neb. (T. F. Hamer, of Omaha, Neb., and Addison G. Kistle, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the brief), for appellee.

Before GARDNER, Chief Judge, and THOMAS and COLLET, Circuit Judges.


GARDNER, Chief Judge.

This was an action brought by appellant to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellee while plaintiff was being transported by defendant as a passenger on its bus. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court.

Plaintiff, in his complaint, alleged that defendant at the times alleged was a public carrier of passengers operating a bus line from Council Bluffs...

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