Legal Opinion
Hodge Drive-It-Yourself Co. v. City of Cincinnati
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1931No. 22323PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This case involves the validity of certain sections of an ordinance of the city of Cincinnati, regulating the operation of the business of leasing automobiles, to be driven by the lessee upon the public streets of that city.
It is contended that the business is purely private and not impressed with any public character which makes it subject to police regulation.
Concededly, the automobiles are rented on a mileage basis and for operation over the public streets; so that for every mile of travel for which a rental fee is exacted of the lessee a mile of public street has been used in earning such…
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- In Re CardinalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
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