Legal Opinion
Willits v. Yellow Cab Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1954No. 11055_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger for hire in defendant’s taxicab when it became involved in a collision with a military vehicle1 at the intersection of Cicero and Archer Avenues, Chicago, Illinois. For injuries sustained in this accident of May 27, 1952, plaintiff was awarded $35,000 damages against Yellow Cab Company, by a jury which accompanied its verdict, on June 26, 1953, with an answer to one interrogatory.
In his complaint, plaintiff joined the United States of America, its agent, servant or employee Joseph G. Leak, Jr.,2 and Yellow Cab Company,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Johnson v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Garrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Edwards v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Rene C. Martinez, Kenneth W. Noel, and Steven T. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Commercial Transport, Inc., and Edgar C. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Richard T. Hawley v. Alaska Steamship Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Alfred Guerts and Elizabeth Guerts v. Donald Barth, Jr. And Gospel Baptist ChurchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Schumacher v. RosenthalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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