McCutcheon v. Wozencraft

Plaintiffs in error applied to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Dallas for the grant of a franchise to use the streets of the city for the purpose of operating a system of busses for transporting passengers and freight for hire in the City of Dallas and between said city and other cities and villages in the surrounding territory. They designated certain routes within the city over which they sought a franchise to so operate their bus system for a period of twenty years. Their petition to the Board of Commissioners showed a compliance with charter provisions relating to a grant of a…