Trivette, Police Judge v. Mullins

Opinion op the Court by

Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

This suit was brought by appellee Mullins and others to enjoin the Chief of Police of Pikeville and others from interfering with the use of a private parking lot for the purpose of loading and unloading taxicab passengers. The Chancellor granted the injunction as prayed.

On July 9, 1946, the city council of Pikeville enacted an ordinance which, among other things, undertook to regulate city and county taxicabs. Sections 14 and 15 of the ordinance provided as follows (our italics):

“Section 14. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and…