Johnson v. Berry

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellee, a passenger in a taxicab, recovered a joint judgment of approximately $7,000 against the drivers of two vehicles which collided in an intersection. The appellants are the owners and operators of the taxicab.

The intersection was controlled by a traffic light. Each of the drivers testified he had the green light in his favor. However, a police officer testified as follows:

“Both drivers involved in the above mentioned accident told me that the light was on ‘caution’ or ‘yellow’ on all four sides of the intersection.” (Our emphasis.)

On the basis of this evidence the…