Spencer v. Phillips & Taylor

Plaintiff was severely injured while riding from Owosso to Flint with her husband and children in an automobile by a collision between her husband’s car and a taxicab being driven from Flint to Owosso by a driver of defendants named Ordway. This action was brought to recover damages for her personal injuries imputed to the negligence of Ordway. Upon the trial the court directed a verdict for defendants. Defendants are copartners operating as a common carrier for hire a line of automobiles between Flint and Owosso running on a published schedule, making extra trips on Saturdays and Sundays.…