Yellow Cab Taxi v. Brackett's Adm'r

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Willie Brackett, administrator of the estate of Ms deceased daughter, Patsy Brackett, recovered a judgment for $4,000 against Ted Durham and Jim Hall for the death of his daughter, allegedly caused by the unsafe condition of a taxicab in which she was a passenger.The taxicab was owned by Durham and was being operated by Hall at the time Patsy Brackett met her death. The taxicab business was conducted by Durham under the name of Yellow Cab Taxi. It is argued that the trial court erred in three respects: (1) In refusing to direct a verdict for the…