Crawford v. Yellow Cab Co.

MEMORANDUM

LEIGHTON, District Judge.

This is a diversity civil action for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff Karen Crawford when she was a passenger in a taxicab that collided with another in the City of Chicago. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the alleged reckless conduct of defendant Yellow Cab Company’s driver, its ratification of this conduct, and the alleged willful and wanton entrustment of a taxicab to the driver.

The cause is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion in limine by which a summary of the driving records of 4,400 past and present Yellow Cab…