Smith v. Yellow Cab Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge. Actions by husband and wife, consolidated, to recover for personal injuries and for damage to Mrs. Smith’s automobile sustained in a collision with defendants’ automobile.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. Belden, Circuit Judge. Actions by husband and wife, consolidated, to recover for personal injuries and for damage to Mrs. Smith’s automobile sustained in a collision with defendants’ automobile. The jury found that the driver of defendants’ automobile at the time of the collision was acting within the scope of his employment and that Mr. Smith sustained damages in the sum of $3,000. Other findings are not challenged. Defendants appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs because they claim there is no basis for the…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
It appears that about 11 o’clock in the evening of October 16, 1918, a couple of men applied at defendants’ garage and office for a car or cab in which to ride around the city. Defendants sent one of their drivers, Haase, to take the men around the city, and, as they claim, instructed him not to leave the city. Haase took them from saloon to saloon and drove them to Cudahy and' further south. He claims he was directed by them to do so, and also claims he got lost. When they reached Kenosha the men jumped out, and, without paying the cab hire, told Haase to “beat it home.” On his way back he…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Steffen v. McNaughtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Chybowski v. Bucyrus Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Howard v. Beldenville Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Bergman v. HendricksonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Cobb v. SimonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
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