Hackney Carriages
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Carriages plying for hire in the street. The driver is liable for negligently losing baggage; 2 C. 13, 877; Masterson v. Short, 33 How. Pr. (N. Y.) 481. They are usually regulated in large cities by statute or ordinance; 17 & 18 Viet, c. 86; Com. v. Matthews, 122 Mass. 60. See Highways; Railroads.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Carriages plying for hire in the street. The driver is liable for negligently losing baggage. Mas-terson v. Short, 33 How. Prae. (N. Y.) 486.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Carriages plying for hire in the street. The driver is Niable for hee: nesli tani tly losing Ng baggage. DSBEAgS