King v. Vets Cab, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while she was a passenger in one of defendant’s taxicabs, the ultimate theory of recovery being the failure of the taxicab driver to assist plaintiff in alighting from the cab after she had requested such assistance. Plaintiff recovered and defendant appeals.

Appellee Florence J. King will be hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, and appellant Vets Cab, Inc., as defendant, or cab company.

Inasmuch as the sufficiency of the pleadings is not in issue, it will not…