Lindsay v. City of Cincinnati

The question presented here is: Can a municipality, by ordinance, provide for the forfeiture of an automobile by order of the court upon conviction of the driver of the automobile for violation of a municipal ordinance prohibiting the operation of a vehicle as a taxicab without a license, issued by the city, where the owner of the automobile lent it for the purpose of the driver’s taking it to a repair shop and without any knowledge that the driver intended to use the vehicle as a “bootleg cab” or for any other illegal purpose?

It is settled law that a municipality has the power to regulate…