HAMID v. METRO LIMO, INC.

No. 92-1184.

619 So.2d 321 (1993)

Sheik HAMID and Nisa Hamid, Appellants, v. METRO LIMO, INC., a Florida Corporation, D/B/a Metro Taxi and Metro Taxi, Inc., William M. Young, Pearl Gale, Howard Gale, Sigmund Zilber and Percy Irani, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friedman and Friedman; Paul, Landy, Beiley & Harper and Patrice A. Talisman, Miami, for appellants.

Robert G. Corirossi, Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

The issue presented is whether the holder of a for-hire license on a taxicab may be held liable for the driver's negligence. The trial court answered the question in the negative, granting summary judgment in favor of the license holder. We reverse.

Hamid was seriously injured when his car was struck by a taxicab which ran a stop sign. Hamid sued, among others, Howard and Pearl Gale, holders of the...

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