Brown v. Murphy

Although the principle is so fundamental in a democratic society as to be asbolutely compelling without the sanction of positive law, courts have long recognized that ‘ ‘ The right to make a living is among the greatest of human rights ” (Schlesinger v. City of Atlanta, 161 Ga. 148, 159; see, also, Allgeyer v. Louisiana, 165 U. S. 578, 589; Crowley v. Christensen, 137 U. S. 86, 89; Matter of Jacobs, 98 N. Y. 98, 106). In this article 78 proceeding the petitioner claims that his il right to make a living ” as a tow truck driver has been denied to him by the arbitrary and capricious refusal of…