Cooksey v. Ace Cab Company

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

Defendants have appealed from a judgment rendered upon a verdict returned in the Circuit Court of the 'City of St. Louis in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $8,600 for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when an automobile driven by her was struck by a taxicab owned by defendant Ace Cab Company and operated by defendant Billy Welch at the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Forest Park Boulevard in said city. Defendants here contend that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, that plaintiff’s submission instructions One and Two were…