Lamb v. Mirin

OPINION

By the Court,

Breen, D. J.:

On October 25, 1972, respondent William Mirin, a taxicab driver, was in the process of loading passengers at McCarran International Airport, located in Clark County, Nevada. He had secured permission from two passengers to share the taxi ride and fares with other persons. An officer of the Clark County Sheriff’s Department observed Mirin loading additional passengers, accused him of “double loading” and seized his taxi driver’s permit. When Mirin returned to the airport, a deputy sheriff advised him that his privilege to pick up passengers at the airport was…