Association of Independent Taxi Operators, Inc. v. Kern

The plaintiff, Henry Kern, while crossing from west to east on South Charles Street in Baltimore, at its intersection with Hamburg Street, was struck and severely injured, as charged in the declaration, “by a taxicab which bore the name Diamond Cab and its color scheme and insignia, which said taxicab was under the management, direction, and control of the said Defendant Corporation (Association of Independent Taxi Operators, Incorporated).” The judgment being against the defendant, it appeals.

The defendant pleaded the general issue, and that it did not own the motor vehicle referred to in…