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GILMORE v. ACME TAXI CO.

349 Mass. 651 (1965)

212 N.E.2d 235

RICHARD GILMORE vs. ACME TAXI CO. & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 3, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Fulton, for the defendant, submitted a brief.

John M. Mullen for the plaintiff.

Present: SPALDING, CUTTER, KIRK, SPIEGEL, & REARDON, JJ.

SPIEGEL, J.

This is an action of tort for personal injuries which the plaintiff allegedly sustained while a passenger in a taxicab owned by the defendant Acme Taxi Co. (Acme) when he was assaulted with a knife by the operator of the taxicab. Count 1 of the declaration is against the operator; count 2 is against Acme for negligence in its duty to provide safe transport. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on each count. The verdict against Acme was recorded...

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