Murphy v. Toledo (City)

Epitomized Opinion

Two separate suits were filed, one by Robert Murphy against the City of Toledo, and one by John Harding against the City of Bowling Green, to prohibit the enforcement of an ordinance. Murphy, in July, 1921, received a license to operate a jitney bus under an ordinance of the City of Toledo enacted March 21, 1921. Under this ordinance the Director of Public Safety of Toledo later issued an order prohibiting the operation of busses in certain restricted districts, agreeable to the provisions and powers provided for in the ordinance.

The license issued to Murphy granted the…