Cox v. . Brown

Facts. The plaintiff, a resident of the city of Concord, during the fiscal year beginning 1 June, 1939, and expiring 31 May, 1940, owned and operated a passenger motor vehicle for hire, being commonly known as a "taxi." That the business of the plaintiff consisted in transporting passengers for compensation from place to place over the streets and highways within the city of Concord as well as from place to place outside the city of Concord. For the year 1939, and for the year 1940, the plaintiff's for-hire passenger vehicle was licensed by the State of North Carolina as such and the State of…