Theodore Otis v. James Thomas, James Thomas v. Theodore Otis

Eunice Thomas Padgett and James Thomas, plaintiffs, were passengers in a taxicab owned by the Dixie Cab Association and operated by Charles Rowe when it collided with an automobile driven by defendant Theodore Otis. Each plaintiff obtained a verdict, the former for $1,000 and the latter for $2,500, against Otis as damages for injuries resulting from the collision. Rowe, not a party to the litigation, had previously paid $2,250 in settlement of the claims against him growing out of the accident. The release to Rowe was signed by plaintiffs and also by Mrs. Thomas, wife of plaintiff James…