Steudle v. Yellow & Checker Cab & Transfer Co.

Plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger in a taxicab owned by the defendant Yellow & Checker Cab & Transfer Company while the same was being operated by defendant Sayen, an employee. This appeal by the taxicab company followed a denial of motions for judgment non obstante veredicto and a new trial.

It is claimed by appellant that at the time of the accident, plaintiff was a gratuitous guest passenger and that Sayen was not acting within the scope of his employment.

Defendant Sayen and Kenneth Mosher both drove cabs for appellant in the city of Flint and vicinity. Sayen worked on the…