Haser Ex Rel. Haser v. Pape

This is an action in tort wherein the. plaintiff, a'girl of fourteen, while riding in a taxicab, was. assaulted and raped, with force and against her will, by the driver and also by another man. The suit was brought against the cab company and the driver for money damages. Trial was by jury. Inasmuch as the cab driver did not answer the complaint and was in default, the jury was directed to return a verdict against him and to assess damages in favor of the plaintiff in accordance with instructions as to the law of damages. The jury assessed damages against the cab driver in the sum of ten…