Upkins v. Downs

YARRUT, Judge,

This appeal is from a judgment of the District Court dismissing Plaintiffs’ suit against Defendants to recover for personal injury suffered, medical expenses, and loss of wages as a result of an accident which occurred while Plaintiffs Upkins and Allen were passengers in a taxicab, and Plaintiff Marshall was alongside the cab leaning through the cab window to hand the driver the fare for his co-plaintiffs.

Defendants are the driver of the cab (Dean), its liability insurer (Nola Bonding Co.), and Downs, the driver of the automobile which ran into the taxicab’s rear while the cab…