Kelty v. Best Cabs, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The plaintiff, Velma F. Kelty, seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a collision between a truck in which she was riding as a passenger and a taxicab operated by the defendant, William E. Newby, in the service of the defendant, Rest Cabs, Inc. Originally, John M. Kelty joined his wife as a party plaintiff herein, but at some undisclosed and unspecified time he was dismissed as a party and the lawsuit has been continued by Velma F. Kelty alone.

The accident happened in this manner: The truck, with Mr. Kelty at the wheel,…