BRYAN v. GILPIN


282 S.W.2d 133 (1955)

Helen and C. L. BRYAN, d/b/a Paducah Consolidated Taxi Lines, a Partnership, Appellants, v. Arthur E. GILPIN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chas. A. Williams, Lloyd C. Emery, Paducah, for appellant.

Joseph J. Grace, Andrew J. Palmer, Grace & Palmer, Paducah, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

In this action plaintiff recovered $325 compensatory and $2,000 punitive damages against the defendants, the owners of a taxicab company in Paducah. The defendants' principal contention on this appeal is that they were entitled to a directed verdict, and we agree.

Plaintiff alleged in his complaint that on March 20, 1953, he was a passenger in one of defendants' taxicabs and was willfully and...

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