National Cab Co. v. Thompson

At issue is a judgment of $10,000 awarded Lillie S. Thompson, plaintiff, against National Cab Company, Incorporated, defendant, for an injury to her left thumb sustained in a taxicab accident.

On May 8, 1964, in Richmond, plaintiff, after alighting from defendant’s taxi, and incident to the closing of the door, got her left thumb caught in the door of the cab and sustained the injury of which she complains. She instituted action for damages in January, 1966, resulting in a jury trial in October, 1966. Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict as being excessive and to award it a new trial…