Schlesinger v. City of Atlanta

The use of streets and highways is not absolute and unrestricted. Such use is subject to reasonable regulation by the public. So the operators of jitneys or busses on streets have been subjected to more or less stringent regulations. They can be required to give bonds to indemnify persons for injuries to their persons or property growing out of the negligent operation of these vehicles, and to pay larger license fees than those imposed upon operators of taxicabs, and graded according to,the seating capacity of the vehicles employed. Hazleton v. Atlanta, 144 Ga. 775 (87 S. E. 1043); Donella v.…