Hopkins v. National Surety Co.

For convenience we state the preliminaries by quoting as follows from Horsthemke v. National Surety Co., 151 La. 55, 91 So. 544, since in that particular the facts are identical in both cases, to wit:

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By an ordinance, No. 2346, adopted by the commission council of the city of New Orleans April 27, 1915, regulating the transportation of passengers for fares in that city, it is provided that persons or corporations engaged in the business of transporting passengers shall file with the commission of public safety an indemnity bond for the sum of $5,000 for. each and every vehicle used in such…