Lindsley v. Dallas Consol. St. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Kenneth Poree, Judge. Injunction by the Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Company and others against Henry D. Lindsley and others, as Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the City of Dallas. From order of temporary restraint, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRasbury, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court temporarily restraining appellants, the mayor and board of commissioners of the city of Dallas, from observing or acting under the provisions of an ordinance granting and regulating the use of the city’s streets by motor busses, commonly known as jitneys. The following general statement of facts disclosed by the record is necessary. Other specific facts will be noted when necessary in discussing the issues presented. Under the authority conferred by the Legislature, the city first undertook to regulate the jitney traffic by ordinance of July…
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