Richmond Railways, Inc. v. Gilchrist

The order of certiorari brings before us for review the propriety of the determination of the Transit Commission of the State of New York (hereinafter called the Commission) in granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the Tompkins Bus Corporation (hereinafter called the Bus Corporation), to operate twelve bus routes on Staten Island, which is wholly included in the borough of Richmond. The order was granted on the application of the petitioner, Richmond Railways, Inc., a corporation engaged in the operation of surface street railways on Staten Island. In addition to the…