McGill v. City of St. Joseph

Plaintiffs were engaged in operating taxicabs for hire upon the streets of St. Joseph, a city of the first class. The city, on June 14, 1929, passed an ordinance which provides that no one shall operate a taxicab for hire upon its streets unless there is affixed thereto a taximeter that will show the fare charged for service, nor operate a taxicab for hire upon its streets without filing with the city treasurer an indemnity bond or policy of liability insurance in the amount specified in the ordinance, and conditioned for the payment of final judgments for personal injury or property damaged.

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