Wright v. Yellow Cab Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WILSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff sued defendants for injuries she received when struck by a taxicab owned by defendant Yellow Cab Company and driven by defendant Harvey. After extensive testimony, the jury returned a verdict of $25,000 in favor of plaintiff. Subsequently the trial court granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and also entered a conditional order for a new trial in the event the judgment notwithstanding the verdict was reversed on appeal.

On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) the trial court usurped the jury’s…