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MERCADO v. AHMED

No. 91-1530.

974 F.2d 863 (1992)

Lucy MERCADO, Individually and as Next Friend of Brian Mercado, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Salim AHMED and Checker Taxi Company, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Crotty, Zacarias R. Chacon, Timothy F. Kelly (argued), Crotty & Chacon, Chicago, Ill., Karl K. Vanzo, Munster, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard G. French (argued), Michael J. Ortyl, John P. Prusik, French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, Chicago, Ill., Howard Goffen, Jesmer & Harris, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and CURRAN, District Judge.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity suit, plaintiff Lucy Mercado ("Mercado"), individually and as next friend of her minor son, Brian, filed a complaint in the district court against defendants Salim Ahmed ("Ahmed") and his former employer, the Checker Taxi Company, Inc. ("Checker"), alleging that due to Ahmed's negligence his taxi struck and injured Brian. The plaintiff further alleged that Checker was negligent in employing Ahmed because he was not qualified...

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