Fort Wayne Checker Cab Co. v. Davis

Action by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries which he claimed were caused by the negligence of appellant in operating a taxicab on a public street in the city of Fort Wayne.

Appellant appeared to the action and filed an application and affidavit for a change of venue from the county. The court then informed counsel it would be granted if there were no objections, and entered the application and wrote the word “granted” on the bench docket. The next day appellee’s counsel appeared and stated that appellee would file written objections to the change, and thereupon the…