Duncan v. Peoria Yellow Checker Cab Corp.

Plaintiff Louise Duncan was injured when her car collided with a taxicab owned by Peoria Yellow Checker Cab Corporation and driven by Donald R. Matson. Plaintiff brought a personal injury action against defendants, and at the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict awarding her *750 damages. The trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and she appeals that ruling. The sole issue is whether the damages awarded by the jury were inadequate.

According to the evidence, plaintiff’s car and the defendants’ taxicab collided in an intersection which was regulated by a “yield”…