Cox v. Yellow Cab Co.

In this personal injury action brought by plaintiff, Nellie Cox, to recover- damages for injuries she suffered while a passenger in a taxicab owned and operated by defendant, Yellow Cab Company, a jury in the circuit court of Cook County returned a verdict in favor of defendant. The Appellate Court for the First District reversed and remanded for a new trial (16 Ill. App. 3d 665), and we granted leave to appeal.

Defendant’s attorney refused to produce in response to discovery requests made before and during trial a statement in his possession made by the taxicab driver, Abe Freeman, who was…