Mairo v. Yellow Cab Co. of California

In this action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff through the negligence of defendant’s taxicab driver, plaintiff appeals from a judgment that he take nothing. The principal question is as to the correctness of the action of the trial court in directing the jury, at the close of the evidence, to render the verdict for defendant upon which said judgment was entered. .

The court may direct a verdict only when, disregarding conflicting evidence and giving plaintiff’s evidence all the value to which it is legally entitled, indulging every legitimate…