Barrett v. Checker Taxi Co.

This is an action of tort to recover for injuries received by the plaintiff when walking across Commonwealth Avenue at night. She was struck by a taxicab of the defendant, operated by one of its employees while on the defendant’s business. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff.

Commonwealth Avenue, at the place of the accident, has three ways for vehicular traffic separated by grass reservations, in one of which street railway tracks are located: As the plaintiff started from the sidewalk to cross the first travelled way, she looked in both directions and no automobiles were approaching. As…