Parsons v. City of Galveston

Appellants, alleging themselves to be the owners of the “Dime Taxi Service,” and as such engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire in the city of Galveston, and that “in order to satisfy the people of Galveston as a whole and to bring automobile transportation within the capabilities of the public as far as money expenditure is concerned and at the same time make a reasonable profit on their investment, the said plaintiffs have set a price of 10 cents for the carriage per person to any part of the said City of Galveston within the section of the City bounded by 6th and 40th streets…