Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OREN HARRIS, Chief District Judge.

This litigious proceeding presents a threshold question of first impression with respect to the construction and application of section 205(a) of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, as amended, Part II of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S. C.A. § 305(a).

The action arises upon the complaint of the plaintiff, Jones Truck Lines, Inc., for review of administrative action of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Jurisdiction and venue are based on sections 205(g), (h) and 17 of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. §§ 305 (g), (h) and 17, and 28…