Legal Opinion

Decker v. City of Wichita

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 12, 1921No. 23,846PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 1; Thomas E. Elcock, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*797The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiffs who owned and operated motor busses or jitneys in Wichita brought this proceeding against the officers of the city to enjoin them from enforcing a city ordinance which provides for licensing and regulating motor vehicles carrying passengers for fares. A restraining order was issued when the action was begun, but upon an application for a temporary injunction the court sustained a demurrer to plaintiffs’ petition and denied their application.

The ordinance in question is an amendment of the one which was under consideration…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex parte DickeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Greene v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. Schaake v. DolleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  4. Desser v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  5. Reynolds v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. City of San Antonio v. FetzerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Harper v. City of Wichita FallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Furstenberg v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1937
  5. City of Norton v. LowdenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936

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