Jones v. Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Dingeman (Harry J.), J. Case by Hugh G. Jones, an infant, by his next friend, against the Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. Plaintiff, 4 years and 4 months old, was struck by a' taxicab in the street in front of his parents' home, No. 71 Marantette street, in the city of Detroit. He was carried into the house, hurried to a hospital, where he remained some time.
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Error to Wayne; Dingeman (Harry J.), J. Case by Hugh G. Jones, an infant, by his next friend, against the Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. Plaintiff, 4 years and 4 months old, was struck by a' taxicab in the street in front of his parents' home, No. 71 Marantette street, in the city of Detroit. He was carried into the house, hurried to a hospital, where he remained some time. He made a good recovery but the testimony tends to show that he will be permanently disfigured. Marantette street is 26 feet from curb to curb and…
1Opinion of the CourtFellows, C. J.
(after stating the facts). It is first insisted that the witness Miller had not qualified himself to testify on the subject of the speed of the taxicab and it is urged that, his testimony being the only testimony offered by the plaintiff on the subject of speed, there was no competent testimony that the taxicab was éxceeding the statutory rate, and a verdict should have been directed for the defendant. Mr. Miller on his direct-examination testified that he had. driven a horse and wagon for 12 years, had ridden-in automobiles, once taking a trip from Detroit to-Chicago, that he had a chance to…
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