Metz v. Yellow Cab Co.

The plaintiff, Johanne Metz, sued the defendant, the Yellow Cab Company, a corporation, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while she was riding as a passenger in one of the taxicabs of the defendant. There was a trial before the court with a jury and a verdict returned finding the defendant guilty and fixing the plaintiff’s damages at the sum of $7,500. Judgment was entered on the verdict and this appeal followed.

The defendant is a common carrier, and about 5 o’clock p. m., May 21, 1925, the plaintiff and Mrs. Fisher, a friend, became passengers in one of the defendant’s…