City of New York v. Reesing
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered In favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan. The general ordinances of the city of New York referred to in the opinion are as follows: “ § 12. None but licensed hacks shall use the designated hack stands in the city.
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Appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered In favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan. The general ordinances of the city of New York referred to in the opinion are as follows: “ § 12. None but licensed hacks shall use the designated hack stands in the city. The owner of any hack not intended to use the public stands and having the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises, in the discretion of the Mayor or the Chief of the Bureau of Licenses, may be specially'licensed and permitted to use temporarily a portion of the…
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
Upon an agreed state of facts, a justice of the Municipal Court gave judgment against the defendants for ten dollars, the amount of a fine imposed upon them by the chief of the bureau of licenses, for a violation of section 453 of the revised ordinances of the city of Few York, and the costs of the action. From that judgment the defendants have appealed. The essential facts are, that the defendants are liverymen in the borough of Manhattan, and keep cabs for hire. Under an agreement with the proprietor of the Hotel Imperial, in this borough, by which they supply carriage service to the hotel…
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