Neylon v. Petersen & Petersen, Inc.

John E. Neylon, doing business as Neylon Bros. Freight Lines, applied to the Nebraska State Railway Commission for a clarification or interpretation of his certificate of public convenience and necessity, or, in the alternative, for an extension of his certificated authority. Protests were filed by some 11 competing motor common carriers operating in Nebraska intrastate commerce. After a hearing, the commission denied the application and Neylon has appealed.

The evidence shows that Neylon purchased the authority in question from Howard Gore in 1952. In the proceeding before the commission for…