Legal Opinion
Associated Cab Co. v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 1948No. 16417PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
In Schlesinger v. Atlanta, 161 Ga. 148 (129 S. E. 861), it was said that a city can prohibit totally or partially the transportation for hire of passengers on the streets of the city. The Schlesinger ■ ease was not a full-bench decision, but the principle there announced has been followed by this court in full-bench decisions. In Clem v. LaGrange, 169 Ga. 51 (149 S. E. 638, 65 A. L. R. 1361), it was said that individuals do not have the inherent right to conduct their private business in the streets of a city, and that the city can prohibit the owners and operators of taxicabs…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Gault v. WallisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Clem v. City of LaGrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- McWhorter v. SettleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- City of Atlanta v. Universal Film Exchanges Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thomas v. Mayor &C. of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- MacOn Ambulance Service, Inc. v. Snow Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Mayor &C. of Athens v. Co-Op Cab Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Hunter v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- City of Marietta v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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