Montgomery & Atlanta Motor Freight Lines v. Georgia Public Service Commission

The act of 1931 (Ga. Laws, Ex. Sess. 1931, p. 102, sec. 4) provides: “No motor carrier shall, after this act goes into effect, operate without first obtaining from the commission, after hearing under the provisions of this act, a certificate of public convenience and necessity, pursuant to findings to the effect that the public interest requires such operation.” The said act (p. 106, sec. 8) contains the following: “The provisions of this section and the succeeding section 9 shall apply to motor carriers who do not pursue the business of a common carrier, but operate as contract or private…