Legal Opinion
Red Top Cab & Baggage Co. v. Masilotti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1951No. 13337_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
The appellants are the owners and operators of taxicabs as common carriers. The four appellees, Hugo Masilotti, Rudolph Ciancaglini, Sharon Sirt, and Jeanette Miles, were passengers in a taxicab of appellants being driven by one Cochran, and were injured when the taxicab collided with an automobile driven by one John K. Jones. Each appellee brought a separate action against appellants and Jones to recover damages for their injuries, alleged to have been caused by the concurring negligence of Cochran, the taxicab driver, and Jones. The actions, identical in substance,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. WatsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Crenshaw Bros. Produce Co., Inc. v. HarperSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Florida Railway Co. v. DorseySupreme Court of Florida · 1910
- City of Sebring v. AvantSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- H. E. Wolfe Construction Co. v. EllisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Whitman v. Red Top Sedan Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Walker v. U-Haul Company, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Viehweg v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1956
- Beers v. Diamond Cabs, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. CurtinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952