Langton v. Mason

Judgment for the defendant. This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall on January 15, 1960, while alighting from the defendant’s taxicab. There was evidence that the plaintiff’s home was at 22 Bowers Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts. It was about 5 p.m. and the weather was cold. Bowers Street was “snow-covered and slippery.” The plaintiff entered the cab and stated to the driver, “You are going to bring me to 22 Bowers Street,” and the driver said “Yep.” There were no chains on the taxicab and the driver was unable to “go any further” than…