State Ex Rel. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Public Service Commission

Appeal by the Public Service Commission of Missouri, hereinafter referred to as the commission, from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County setting aside an order of the commission refusing a joint application of respondents (applicants) for permission to withdraw certain trains and install motor bus service.

Applicant railroad company operates a line of railroad extending from Joplin, Missouri, northward to Pleasant Hill, Missouri, where it connects with the company's main line running westward into Kansas City. Applicant transportation company is a Delaware corporation, authorized…