State Ex Rel. Pitcairn v. Public Service Commission

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County affirming an order of the Public Service Commission granting a certificate of convenience and necessity to W.P. Sutton of Columbia, Missouri, whereby he was authorized "to operate as a freight-carrying motor carrier over an irregular route."

The Act of 1931 (Laws 1931, p. 304), commonly referred to as the "Bus and Truck Law of 1931," prohibits, as "unlawful," "any motor carrier to operate or furnish service as a common carrier within this state without first having obtained from the commission a certificate declaring that…