John Bachenski v. Mark Malnati, Flash Cab Company, and John Hawkotte

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is brought by a plaintiff in a diversity case, whose claims against two defendants were dismissed prior to trial and whose claim against a third defendant was rejected by a jury. The plaintiff challenges both the pre-trial dismissals and the district court’s refusal to upset the jury’s verdict. We affirm all around.

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This case stems from an automobile accident that occurred in Chicago on March 2, 1989, in which a taxicab owned by defendant Flash Cab Company (Flash) and driven by defendant John Hawkotte collided with a car driven by defendant Mark Malnati.…