Stacks v. Veteran's Cab Co.

There was a jury verdict below in favor of the defendants and the plaintiff, Mrs. Ruth Stacks, has appealed in error.

She sought recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained when the taxicab in which she was riding as a passenger stopped very suddenly throwing her forward against the front seat.

Plaintiff had called the cab to her home to drive her to work at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. It was being driven by defendant, John .Turner. At the time of the accident they were traveling northward on Third Street and were less than 100 feet south of an alley which runs east and west along the…