Hecker v. Union Cab Co.

The accident occurred on Hoyt street at the intersection of Tenth Street in the city of Portland on December 12, 1927, at about 6:25 o ’clock a. m., while it was yet dark. Plaintiff was walking north on the west side of Tenth street and the taxicab was proceeding west on Hoyt Street. The complaint alleged that the defendant was negligent in operating its taxicab at an excessive rate of speed, to-wit, in excess of twenty miles per hour; in failing to observe plaintiff in failing to have its automobile under proper control; in failing to sound a warning, and in failing to give plaintiff the…