John Leon Davis v. Yellow Cab Company of St. Petersburg, Inc.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an instructed verdict in a suit for damages resulting from the collision, in a highway accident, of plaintiff’s car with one of defendant’s taxicabs. It was consolidated for trial with a suit brought by one Robbins against the same defendant, involving the same accident, and when plaintiff had rested, defendant in each case moved for and obtained a directed verdict.

Appealing from the judgment on the verdict in his case, plaintiff Davis is here putting forward as his main ground of error that there was evidence to take the case to the jury upon…