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SULLIVAN v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 89.

251 U.S. 169 (1919)

SULLIVAN v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 15, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.H. Randolph, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. James E. Smitherman for defendant in error. Mr. B.F. Roberts and Mr. John F. Phillips were on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

In 1907 the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed an ordinance requiring that each street car used in its streets should be operated during designated hours by two persons, a conductor and a motor-man, and providing penalties for its violation.

The company with street railway lines in the city complied with the requirement until in June, 1917, when it procured...

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