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This is an appeal from a judg ment for damages for personal injuries which were sustained as a result of an autostage casualty.

The plaintiff was riding as a passenger in the defendant’s autostage from Eureka to Crannell. At a point near Mc-Kinleyville, the stage suddenly plunged from the highway into a ditch where it turned partly over against an embankment'. The plaintiff was thrown violently against a seat in the car. His shoulder was broken. His back and face were cut and bruised. He also received some internal injuries. He suffered much pain and was confined in a hospital for several months for treatment for these injuries. Considerable expense for medical and hospital treatment was incurred by him.

This suit for damages was tried by the court without a jury. Findings were adopted favorable to the plaintiff. A judgment was thereupon rendered in his behalf for the sum of $2,692.50. From this judgment the defendant has appealed.

The appellant contends the court erred in failing to grant its motion for a nonsuit. The amount of the judgment is not questioned. The chief point relied upon for reversal of the judgment is a claim that the evidence fails to support the finding that…