Mader v. City of Topeka

Citations

• 106 Kan. 867
• 189 P. 969
• 15 A.L.R. 340
• 1920 Kan. LEXIS 673

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. City Ordinance — Licensing Taxicab Drivers. A city ordinance is not void because it grants a license to one and denies it to another, where the grant and the restriction are in the interest of the public.</p> <p>2. Same — Relating to Taxicab Stands in Front of Private Property. A city ordinance which in effect grants special permit to licensed hack drivers who can procure the consent of the abutting property owners, to stand their vehicles in the street in front of such property is not unconstitutional on the ground that it grants special privileges, although the same privilege is not granted to those who do not obtain such consent.</p> <p>3. Same — Exclusive Privilege to Hackmen to Go Upon Railroad Property to Solicit Business. A railway company may grant an exclusive privilege to one and exclude all others who desire to go upon its premises for the sole purpose of soliciting customers or business.</p>