Legal Opinion
Rock Island Motor Transit Co. v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 11, 1952No. Civ. 2085PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN, District Judge.
The initial proceeding was commenced in 1945 by Transit before The Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. Transit sought a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as an auto transportation company. The Commission’s order which followed was appealed by Murphy to the State District Court, and from the latter to the State Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reversed the trial court and annulled the Commission’s certificate of convenience and necessity on the ground that it “was in excess of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Minnesota v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1931
- Rock Island Motor Transit Co. v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- State ex rel. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- In Re the Arbitration Between Victorias Milling Co. & Hugo Neu Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Rock Island Motor Transit Co. v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- State v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Minnesota v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1970
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