Samuel Cohen v. Checker Taxi Company

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff allegedly was struck by a taxicab operated by defendant’s driver at the intersection of Kedzie Avenue and Fillmore Street in Chicago, Illinois, on April 22, 1953. This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries thereby sustained. A trial was had to a jury which returned a verdict adverse to plaintiff. From a judgment entered in accordance. with such verdict, plaintiff appeals.

The primary issues, as is usual in such eases, related to defendant’s negligence, plaintiff’s contributory negligence and, in the event those issues were decided favorably…