Smith v. Red Top Taxicab Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

Plaintiff-respondent suffered personal injuries as the result, it is claimed, of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, owned by the corporate defendant, and driven by its servant and co-defendant, Wholer. To recover the consequent damages, she brought two actions in the First District Court of the city of Newark. In each she demanded damages in the sum of $500. In one she alleged bodily injuries, with resultant “pain and mental anguish.” In the other she averred that, as a consequence of the bodily injuries, she was compelled to “hire…