Williams v. Blue Bird Cab Co.

Rosser Williams, an infant who sues by next friend, plaintiff in error, sought damages from the Blue Bird Cab Company, Inc., defendant in error, for injuries sustained when struck by a cab. From a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant, this writ of error was awarded.

The accident happened at about five o’clock p. m., August 4, 1947, on Johnson Street in the city of Lynch-burg. That street is only a block long and extends from east to west. At its western extremity, it is intersected by D Street and at its eastern end is C Street. The hard surface is thirteen feet wide and bordered by dirt…