Pietroforte v. Yellow Cab of Somerville, Inc.

This is an appeal by the defendant from an award by a Superior Court jury of $8,000 to the plaintiff for personal injuries which the jury found were caused by the defendant’s negligence. The accident occurred as the plaintiff started to leave a taxicab, having one foot in the vehicle and one foot out its door. She testified that, at that point, the taxi “took off’ throwing her out. She “hit something” and landed flat on her back on the street. The defendant contends that the trial judge erred in denying its motions for directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in his…