Gulf Central Warehouse Center, Inc. v. Bevis

By petitions for writ of certiorari, we review the Florida Public Service Commission’s orders denying both a “for-hire” and “common carrier” permit to the petitioner.

F.S. § 323.05, F.S.A., relating to “for-hire” permits, basically limits such transportation to a casual, single and non-recurring basis.

Sub judice, the application for a “for-hire” permit (predicated upon petitioner’s business of warehousing) essentially sought the right for petitioner to transport the items stored in its warehouse to the retailers and/or customers of these goods.

Petitioner’s applications were heard with similar…