Legal Opinion
Dennis Greinke, a Minor by William L. Greinke, His Father and Next Friend v. Yellow Cab Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1958No. 12032PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKINSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment on a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,000 in a common law negligence action.
The accident, out of which this action arose, occurred on Sunday afternoon, January 16, 1955, when a taxicab of the defendant collided with the plaintiff, a nine year old boy, as he was crossing Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on foot in the middle of the block.
The undisputed evidence is that the driver of the defendant’s taxicab did not sound his horn upon sighting plaintiff but immediately put on his brakes, leaving skid marks for approximately 60…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eizerman v. BehnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Stromberg Motor Devices Co. v. Zenith-Detroit Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Roller v. KurtzIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Wabash R. v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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