Mahoning Express Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

Tbe controlling question in this case is the validity of Sule 18 of tbe Commission’s Administrative Order No. 116 which reads as follows: “No motor transportation company or other common carrier may secure a private motor carrier permit.”

Tbe company contends that this rule is unauthorized by statute and is violative of Section 1 of tbe Fourteenth Amendment to tbe Constitution of tbe United States, Article I, Section 10 of tbe Constitution of tbe United States, and Article I, Section 19 of tbe Constitution of Ohio.

This court has frequently held that tbe powers possessed by Tbe Public Utilities…