City and County of Denver v. Publix Cab Co.

This action challenges the right of the City and County of Denver to grant an exclusive revocable “concession grant” or revocable permit for the operation of a taxicab stand and limousine service at Stapleton Field, the municipal airport owned and operated by the City and County of Denver.

Plaintiffs in error were defendants below. For ease of reference we will refer to plaintiffs in error as defendants or to the City and County of Denver as the “City”; R. Y. Batterton, Manager of Public Works of said City as the “Manager”; and Yellow Cab, Inc. as Yellow Cab. Defendants in error will be…