Legal Opinion
Sprout v. City of South Bend
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1928No. 208PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
By ordinance adopted in 1921, South Bend, Indiana, prohibited, with exceptions not here material, the operation on its streets of any motor bus for hire unless licensed by the city. Sprout, a resident of that State, operated regularly a bus with seats for twelve persons between points within South Bend and the City of Niles, Michigan. He paid the state registration fee but refused to apply for a city license. In 1923, he was prosecuted by the city in a local court for violation, of the ordinance and defended on the ground that it was…
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3Cited by81 opinions
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