Red Top Cab Co. v. Capps
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Justice.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee, Vera R. Capps, while riding as a paying guest in a taxicab owned and operated by appellants Ted Connell and Jack Levy under the trade name of Red Top Cab Company.
Appellee was injured when the cab in which she was riding collided with a Buick sedan driven by appellant Danny Babin.
The collision occurred on January 17, 1953, about 7:45 a. m. within the confines of the Fort Hood Military Reservation in Bell County, Texas.
The case was tried to a jury upon whose verdict a substantial judgment was rendered for…
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