Railroad Commission v. Oil Field Haulers Ass'n

This suit was brought by 176 specialized motor carriers and the trade association to which they belong to set aside an order of the Railroad Commission issued in December 1962, prescribing rail carload rates on wrought iron or steel pipe. The suit was brought by authority of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Arts. 6453 and 6454.

Twenty railroads and appellant, Lone Star Steel Company, a shipper, intervened on the side of the Commission.

A temporary injunction was issued in February, 1963, restraining the Commission from enforcing the rates under the order. This judgment was appealed to this Court where the…