Von Stetten v. Yellow-Checker Cab Co.

Respondent was injured and his automobile

damaged as a result of a collision which happened at the intersection of Green and Franldin Streets, in San Francisco. Two other machines were involved in the collision, a taxi owned and operated by the appellant xCab Company, and a sedan owned and driven by the appellant Gunther; and respondent brought this action for damages against the Cab Company and Gunther, jointly, alleging that their joint negligence was the proximate cause of his injuries. The trial took place before a jury, which rendered a verdict against appellants for the sum of five…