Spencer v. City Taxi Service, Inc.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Dorothy Mae Spencer sued City Taxi Service, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries she claimed to have sustained when a taxi in which she was riding on a street in Louisville stopped suddenly to avoid a child who ran into the street. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff’s own testimony showed that the taxi was not operated negligently. Dorothy Mae has appealed from the judgment dismissing her complaint.

On direct examination Dorothy Mae testified that the cab was going 45 or…