Longo v. Yellow Cab Co.

GANEY, District Judge.

This action was brought by Joseph and Cecelia Longo, husband and wife, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the latter while she was a paying passenger in a taxicab, owned and operated by the defendant, a common carrier, which collided with another vehicle at an intersection. This court has jurisdiction because diversity of citizenship exists between the parties. The case was tried before a jury which found for the plaintiffs; the wife was awarded Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) and her husband, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000).

In accordance with Rule 50(b) of the…