WHITTLESEA BLUE CAB COMPANY v. McIntosh

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, C. J.:

This is an appeal in a personal injury action from a jury verdict and judgment awarding damages of $35,000 to respondent (plaintiff below). We reverse that judgment and remand the action for a new trial.

On December 26, 1965, respondent, Lorene McIntosh, was a passenger in a Whittlesea taxicab proceeding north on South Virginia Street in Reno. The taxi stopped for a traffic light at the intersection of South Virginia and Center Streets. The traffic light turned green, and as the taxi proceeded into the intersection it was struck from behind by another…