Yellow Cab Co. of Ashland v. Murphy

STEWART, Justice.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company entered into a contract with Yellow Cab Company of Ashland on March 31, 1950, whereby it granted to the latter the exclusive privilege of entering and using its depot grounds to solicit the transportation of passengers or baggage to the exclusion of all others. The Railway Company having failed to put the contract into effect, the Cab Company sued the Railway Company for a declaration of its rights under and for specific performance of the contract. Jim Murphy, d/'b/a Checker Cab Company, and Norman W. Berry, d/b/a Vets Safety Cab,…