Grigsby v. Smith

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—.Affirming.

The appeals are from judgments of $10,000 for the death of Alvah Lee Smith, and $500 for personal injury of his son, Harding A. Smith, against S. S. Grigsby, doing business as the Yellow Taxicab Company, the owner of a taxicab in which the Smiths were passengers when the accident occurred. Appellant contends the cases should not have been submitted to the jury because under the evidence it could only speculate that negligence caused the accident. He also assign's error in the instructions.

Essentially, the first ground rests upon…