Golden v. Winjohn Taxi Corp.

Defendants-Appellants Winjohn Taxi Corp. (“Winjohn”), Jigger Service Corp. (“Jigger”), and Ernest Ogodo (“Ogodo”) appealed from an August 30, 2001 judgment and a December 7, 2001 post-trial memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sidney H. Stein, Judge) following a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Susan Golden (“Golden”). As Golden attempted to get into a taxicab driven by Ogodo, the vehicle lurched forward and Golden was injured. (Winjohn owned the taxicab, and Jigger owned the medallion affixed to the taxicab.) At trial, the…