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Sullivan v. Shreveport, 251 U.S. 169 (1919)
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Sullivan v. Shreveport, 251 U.S. 169 (1919)
Sullivan v. City of Shreveport No. 89 submitted November 17, 1919 Decided December 15, 1919 251 U.S. 169
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Syllabus
The enforcement of a city ordinance requiring each street car to be operated by a motorman and a conductor, as against a company seeking to substitute at less cost, cars run each by one man with the aid of automatic safety and other operating devices, cannot be declared an arbitrary and unreasonable exercise of police power in the absence of a clear demonstration that the substitutes, thus operated, would prove as safe and convenient for the public as cars operated by two men. P. 171.
142 La. 573 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sullivan v. Shreveport, 251 U.S. 169 (1919) in 251 U.S. 169 251 U.S. 170. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JRC8U5KCLF64GW2.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sullivan v. Shreveport, 251 U.S. 169 (1919), in 251 U.S. 169, page 251 U.S. 170. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JRC8U5KCLF64GW2.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sullivan v. Shreveport, 251 U.S. 169 (1919). cited in 1919, 251 U.S. 169, pp.251 U.S. 170. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JRC8U5KCLF64GW2.
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