Hancock v. Bevins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant in an action for damages for injuries received by the plaintiff while riding in the defendant’s taxicab across the railroad track at a high rate of speed on account of the negligence of the defendant driver in failing to *196look ahead and observe the condition of the crossing, whereby she was thrown to and against the top of the taxicab and her head, neck and spine were seriously injured.

Two errors are especially assigned and urged: The first is the refusal of the trial court, in an effort to impeach the…