Williams v. Checker Cab Co. of New Orleans

GUY E. HUMPHRIES, Jr., Judge.

This is an appeal by defendants-appellants, Checker Cab Co. of New Orleans and H. J. Nuss, from a judgment adverse to their interest. The trial court awarded judgment in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants in the sum of Eight Hundred Seventy-six and OQ/100 ($876.00) Dollars. The lower court further allowed Dr. Joseph M. Brocato an expert witness fee of One Hundred and 00/100 ($100.00) Dollars and cast defendants for all costs.

One of the plaintiffs, Mrs. Rooker, was a passenger in a taxi owned by the Checker Cab Co. and operated by H. J. Nuss. Upon the taxi…