Hoover Motor Express Co. v. Hammer

The question presented for determination is whether by virtue of the “-Joe Davis Act,” where a restricted certificate is issued upon the basis of proof of public convenience and necessity, the restriction is removed as a matter of law by dividing the certificate into two seg*272ments and subsequently reuniting tbe segments under common ownership. The Commission removed tbe restrictions and tbe Chancellor affirmed tbe action of tbe Commission.

It appears that on October 29, 1945, W. F. McMurry d/b/a McMurry Freight Line filed an application in Motor Carrier Docket No. 2657 with tbe Tennessee…