Michigan Public Utilities Commission v. Krol

In 1925, and again in 1926, the defendant applied to the plaintiff commission for a permit to “operate common carrier motor vehicle freight service between .Sault Ste. Marie and Detour,” in the county of Chippewa, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 209, Pub. Acts 1923. Both applications were denied. The commission granted a permit therefor to the Chippewa Motor Transport Company. In its bill of complaint plaintiff alleges that defendant is, and has been for several years, engaged in the business for which such permits were sought without obtaining the same, in violation of the penal…