Bell Cab Co. v. Coppridge

Myrtle Coppridge sued Bell Cab Company, Ernest Travis and Alvin Schmidt in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia to recover damages for injuries sustained by her when the Bell cab, operated by Travis, in which she was a passenger, was struck by an automobile driven by Schmidt. Schmidt failed to present any defense and Travis was not served with process, so the Bell Cab Company was the only active defendant. It *541answered, and filed a cross claim against Schmidt. The jury found against both Schmidt and the cab company and, at the court’s direction, found for Bell…