ST. LOUIS (AP) - A St. Louis judge put a temporary stop to a smartphone-based ride-sharing service that has drawn the ire of city taxi drivers.
The mobile application Lyft debuted locally Friday night. On Monday afternoon, Circuit Judge David Dowd ordered the company to disable its app in the city and St. Louis County pending an early May hearing.
A company spokeswoman tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1f0rrUU ) it did not receive a notice to appear in court before the injunction was issued.
Lyft passengers are expected to use the app to donate a contribution rather than pay a metered fare. Drivers use their own cars, which are decorated with pink mustaches.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, https://www.stltoday.com
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