Allen v. Miles

DUNCAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding appellee $200 for personal injury allegedly caused by appellants’ negligence in causing the door of its cab to close upon her thumb. Although the amount involved is small, appellants insist that the legal principles involved are of paramount importance to appellants and other common carriers in the state. Since the judgment must be reversed, we shall consider and answer the several contentions.

The evidence discloses that appellee called appellants’ cab to take her to her place of employment. Her destination was on the left side of the…