Carr v. City of El Dorado

This is a bill in equity brought by appellant E. A. Carr, doing business in El Dorado, Ark., as the Yellow Cab Co., to restrain one Otis Hughes from operating taxicabs in El Dorado and to cancel a taxicab permit issued to Hughes by the city of El Dorado. Appellant’s contention is that the Hughes permit was not properly approved by the City Council.

There is no real dispute concerning the facts. In applying for a permit Hughes was represented by his attorney, John M. Shackleford, Jr., son of Mayor John M. Shackleford of El Dorado. The application was in all respects in accordance with the…