Legal Opinion

Tiger Creek Bus Line v. Tiger Creek Transp. Ass'n

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1948PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

The question posed here for our consideration is whether or not the Legislature by the enactment of Chapter 42 of the Public Acts of 1935 has excluded the petitioner from the jurisdiction of the State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission.

The petitioner has a “nonprofit Cooperative” charter granted pusuant to Code, section 4146(10). In view of this charter it takes the position that it' is not subject to the jurisdiction of the State Utilities Commissi on because of subsection (e) of Section 1, of Chapter 42 of the Public Acts of 1935. The caption of that act is:

“An Act to define and limit…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. WheelerTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  2. State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Dixie Finance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1925

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. BlackwellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  2. Shelby County v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Anderson Fish & Oyster Company v. OldsTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  4. BIBLE AND GODWIN CONST. CO., INC v. Faener CorpTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State Ex Rel. Metropolitan Government v. Spicewood Creek Watershed DistrictTennessee Supreme Court · 1993

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