Shumate v. Vet's Cab, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

Plaintiff brought this action in the district court of Sedgwick County to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in a fight with William Anderson, whom he named as defendant, which fight occurred in the breakfast nook of the dining room of plaintiff’s landlady. He joined as defendant the Vet’s Cab, Inc., hereinafter called the Cab Company, as being jointly liable with Anderson. A jury trial resulted in judgment for plaintiff against both defendants for $7,500. The Cab Company alone has appealed.

The facts disclosed by the…