Legal Opinion
McWhorter v. Settle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 16, 1947No. 15804PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1. The transportation of passengers for hire in a taxicab upon the streets of a city is not an inherent right, but a privilege which the municipality, in the exercise of its discretion, may grant or refuse. Schlesinger v. Atlanta, 161 Ga. 148 (129 S.E. 861); Clem v. LaGrange, 169 Ga. 51 (149 S.E. 638, 65 A.L.R. 1361); 1-2 Huddy, Encyclopedia of Automobile Law, 407, § 187; 1 Blashfield, Cyclopedia of Automobile Law and Practice, 225, § 331; 37 Am. Jur. 535, § 22.
2. Where a city stipulates by ordinance, as here, the "conditions, regulations and restrictions" for the operation of a taxicab…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Clem v. City of LaGrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Harris v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
3Cited by20 opinions
- Wood v. Hub Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- City of Decatur v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- City of Hawkinsville v. Wilson & Wilson, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- City of Brunswick v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- City of Pearson v. the Glidden Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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