public conveyance

public conveyance
A vehicle used for carrying passengers for compensation. 7 Am J2d Auto Ins § 35. A conveyance the proprietor of which makes a public offer of conveyance at a fixed fare to all persons. Stanley v American Motorists Ins. Co. 195 Md 180, 73 A2d 1, 30 ALR2d 268; Anderson v Fidelity & Casualty Co. 228 NY 475, 127 NE 584, 9 ALR 1544, 1550. In one sense, a vehicle, such as a passenger elevator, which is open for service to the public, even without payment of a fare. Davis v Colorado Sav. Bank, 78 Colo 509, 242 P 985. Contract carriers who may not be compelled to become common carriers but who may be subjected to many of the same regulatory requirements as common carriers may be within the term "public or livery conveyances." Stanley v American Motorists Ins. Co. 195 Md 180, 72 A2d 1, 30 ALR2d 268.

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