Dayton v. Yellow Cab Co.

FINLEY, J. pro tem.

Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, following the verdict of a jury, awarding plaintiff the sum of $6,000 for personal injuries.

The action arose as a result of a quarrel involving physical encounter between plaintiff and the defendant Robert Blanc, a cab driver for defendant Yellow Cab Company.

Plaintiff and his wife hired the Yellow Cab driven by defendant Robert Blanc at about 10 o’clock p.m., on May 31, 1944, at 10th and Market Streets in San Francisco, and were • driven to their residence at 33d Avenue and Taraval Street. From this point on there is…