Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 8, 1981No. 13267PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
United Parcel Service, Inc., appellee, filed an application with the Texas Railroad Commission requesting a certificate of convenience and necessity authorizing appellee to conduct intrastate operations as a common carrier of a limited class of general commodities. Stated generally, the application proposed a statewide, small-package pickup and delivery service in the nature of a parcel post service. The Commission dismissed the application “for want of jurisdiction” and appellee obtained judicial review of the Commission’s final order by suit in the 200th Judicial District…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Frost & Frost Trucking Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Riverside National Bank v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Stephenson v. BinfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Michigan Public Utilities Commission v. DukeSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Red Arrow Freight Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Linda Fuller v. Hartford Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Beaver Express Service, Inc. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Estate of Lindburg v. Mount Pleasant Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Railroad Commission v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Beaver Express Service, Inc. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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