Court Opinion

ID: 7282779
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-25 20:19:49.664118+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:19:04.013490
License: Public Domain

Per Curiam.
The plaintiff Koplow was the owner of a taxicab. Schomer, the other plaintiff, was a passenger in it. While the cab was proceeding along a highway in the city of Passaic, known as Myrtle avenue, in a northerly direction, a jitney bus operated by the defendant collided with the cab at the corner of Myrtle avenue and Monroe street. The bus was traveling east on Monroe street. The collision resulted in the practical demolition of the cab and personal injury to each of the plaintiffs. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiffs.
Our examination and consideration of the evidence satisfies us that the proofs greatly preponderate in favor of the conclusion that the collision resulted solely from the negligent driving of the. jitney bus by the defendant.
Even if the jury had considered that the collision was the result of the joint negligence of the two drivers, that was no reason for refusing Schomer, the passenger in the taxicab, compensation from the defendant.
In our opinion, the verdict is so clearly in disregard of the evidence that the rule to show cause should be made absolute.