Townsley v. Yellow Cab Co.

This suit was brought by the plaintiff, as administrator of his daughter, Margaret Townsley, to recover damages for her death which resulted from being run over by a taxicab belonging to the defendant. A motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant was sustained by the trial court. This judgment was affirmed by the court of civil appeals. We granted plaintiff’s petition for certiorari and the case has been heard here.

The deceased, Margaret Townsley, was eleven years old, and lived with her mother on Poplar street in the city of Memphis. On the day she was hurt the child had gone to…