Adams v. Hilton

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

There were four cases tried together below but brought here on four separate appeals. The defendants below, in each case, were Sam Adams, owner of a taxicab business, and his son Chester, who at the time of the accident was driving the car in which the four plaintiffs, Hilton, Willis, Newman, and Croft, were passengers.

Sam Adams, the owner of the taxi business at Jenkins, had complied with the automobile laws relating to public carriers, including the carrying of liability insurance. On November 3, 1935, there was a football game at Blackey…