Legal Opinion

Sellers v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 1958No. 2114PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVER, Chief Judge.

A Public Utilities Commission regulation governing the operation of vehicles for hire provides:

“No owner or operator of a vehicle licensed to operate under authority of Paragraphs 31(c) or 31(d) of the Act of July 1, 1932 shall permit or authorize any person to operate any such vehicle unless the said person possesses a valid character license issued under the provisions of Paragraph 31 (e) of the Act of July 1, 1932.” 1

Appellant was charged in an information with the violation of this regulation and convicted by the court sitting without a jury.

The evidence established…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
  3. W. J. Dillner Transfer Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Claude R. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  5. Jack Berman, Inc. Ex Rel. Berman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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