Fielder v. Service Cab Co.

Riley, President:

Hazel M. Fielder, administratrix of the estate of Edward Fielder, deceased, who instituted this action against the defendant, Service Cab Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of her decedent, prosecutes error to a judgment in defendant’s favor based upon a verdict directed at the close of plaintiff’s evidence in chief.

The declaration alleges several acts of negligence: That defendant did not drive and operate its taxicab in a reasonable, careful and lawful manner, and at a safe, legal and proper rate of speed; that defendant did not keep a…