Ruggiero v. Public Taxi Service, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Dorothy Ruggiero, as the administratrix of the estate of Louis Ruggiero, and Richard Bertucci, sued for personal injuries sustained as the result of an automobile collision between the car they were riding in and a taxicab of defendant Public Taxi Service, Inc., which was being driven by the codefendant, Samuel Abrahams. Ruggiero died during the pendency of the litigation from causes other than injuries received in the accident. Defendants’ motion for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence was denied, and…