Steil v. City of Chattanooga

Steil was arrested and fined by the City Judge on the 15th day of October, 1938, for operating a taxicab for hire on the City streets, in violation of Ordinance # 2191, the pertinent portions of which read as follows:

“It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association or syndicate to operate any taxicab or automobile for hire on the streets of the City of Chattanooga until the owner or owners of such taxicab have filed with the City Auditor of the City of Chattanooga for each and every taxicab so operated or employed a bond in the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00’) Dollars,…