Legal Opinion

Desser v. City of Wichita

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 11, 1915No. 20,410PublishedCited by 43 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 2; Thornton W. Sargent, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

This suit was brought to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance enacted by the city of Wichita prescribing certain regulations and requiring certain licenses from persons operating jitneys and other motor vehicles. The ordinance is attacked as void because prohibitive and unreasonable.

Without going into unnecessary detail it is sufficient to say that .numerous regulations are laid down for the control of the vehicles in question, and a license of $25 to $35 is required according to their capacity. Section 4, however, requires that *821before the…

2Cases cited21 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. City of St. Louis v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Wulf v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1908

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Cushing v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Melconian v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
  4. State v. Seattle Taxicab & Transfer, Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. City of San Antonio v. FetzerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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