TALBOTT v. YELLOW CAB CO. OF D.C.

No. 1735.

121 A.2d 262 (1956)

John T. TALBOTT, Appellant, v. YELLOW CAB CO. OF D. C., Inc., a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Stein, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Alfred M. Schwartz, Washington, D.C., for appellee. Charles Jay Pilzer, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, brought suit for personal injuries received shortly after alighting from one of defendant's taxicabs in which he had been a passenger. At the close of plaintiff's case, the court directed a verdict for defendant and this appeal followed.

The facts pertinent to our decision are as follows: Early in the evening of January 28, 1955, plaintiff hailed a cab at 13th and E Streets, N. W., and instructed...

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