Merchants Parcel Delivery, Inc. v. Pa. Public Utility Commission

Dissenting Opinion by

Keller, P. J.:

I am in substantial accord with the views expressed by Commissioner Buchanan in his dissenting opinion. For the reasons given by him in that opinion, I enter my dissent.

The opinion of Commissioner Buchanan is as follows:

It is my opinion that the present application for a contract carrier’s permit should be refused because the applicant is actually engaged in common carriage. United Parcel is presently serving four mercantile stores as a contract carrier. Through solicitation, persuasion, coercion and purchase, it now seeks to increase that number to…