Taxi Service Co. v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Action by James K. Phillips against the Taxi Service Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
A party injured by a taxicab, at a street crossing a little westerly of the junction of Commonwealth avenue and Beacon street, sought to recover damages for injuries sustained. There was a trial by jury; and the questions for consideration here are, first, whether the Circuit Court should have directed a verdict for the defendant; and, second, whether the question of plaintiff’s due care was properly submitted to the jury.
|’1j We think it quite dear that the court was right in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant upon all the evidence, and we see no occasion…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hennessey v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Murphy v. Armstrong Transfer Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- Keller v. Brooklyn Bus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Keller v. Brooklyn Bus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Keller v. Brooklyn Bus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942