Stony's Trucking Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

In Braddock v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1940), 137 Ohio St. 59, 17 O.O. 378, 27 N.E. 2d 1016, Judge Day set forth the specific issue presented to the court as being “whether the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has authority in law to consent to the transfer of a portion of a certificate of convenience and necessity to a purchaser thereof.” Id. at 61, 17 *133O.O. at 379, 27 N.E. 2d at 1017. The syllabus law of the case answered this query:

“Under the provisions of Sections 614-87 and 614-87a, General Code, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is not vested with authority, express or implied, to…