Phillips v. Yellow Cab Co.

A suit in damages for personal injury. The facts are as follows: Plaintiff instituted this action against the Yellow Cab Company and A.D. Sizemore. The defendant, Yellow Cab Company, is a corporation engaged as a common carrier, operating a number of taxicabs in the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Defendant Sizemore is a citizen of Kansas City and owns and drives an automobile. Plaintiff was and is a skilled laborer and at the time of the injury complained of was a resident of Kansas City, and on June 3, 1927, was in the employ of one Holcker as a builder of automobile bodies. On the day in…