McGovern v. Murray Taxi Co.

BAKEWE’LL, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, in an action for damages for personal injury appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff. Plaintiff’s injury resulted from being struck by a taxicab driven by the defendant’s employee. The collision occurred on April 25, 1951. The action was commenced on May 3, 1951, and was tried on November 13, 1951. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $8,000. A motion for judgment non obstante veredicto was denied as was also a motion for a new trial, and on April 2, 1952, a judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff. The appellant assigns…