Faltysek v. Kloepfer

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LEIGHTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal requires us to decide whether the liability of a taxicab owner for injuries caused by his vehicle depends on his contract with the driver. We hold that liability of a taxicab owner does not depend on his contract with the driver; that without regard to the contractual relation, a taxicab owner is liable for any injury caused when the vehicle is driven with his permission; and that under such circumstances, the owner is estopped from denying that the driver is his agent.

I

In March 1964, appellant Herman Kloepfer owned…