Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission of Texas v. Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 1976No. 12454PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Justice.
This opinion concerns an appeal from an order of the Railroad Commission to the district court of Travis County. The main questions are whether the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act, Tex.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 6252-13a (1975) was applicable to the case, and if so, whether the district court erred in not remanding the cause to the agency for further proceedings. The Act took effect on January 1, 1976.
Appellants are the Railroad Commission of Texas and Morgan Express, Inc. Morgan Express, Inc., filed an application seeking authority to amend its common carrier…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Phil. H. Pierce Co. v. WatkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1924
- First Savings & Loan Ass'n of Del Rio, Tex. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Regal Properties v. DonovitzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Boyd v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
3Cited by5 opinions
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