Atlanta-New Orleans Motor Freight Co. v. United States

HOOPER, Chief Judge.

This action was brought on April 22, 1953 by nine motor common carriers holding certificates of convenience and necessity, 1 to set aside an order entered February 16,1953 by the Interstate Commerce Commission which granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Malone Freight Lines, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Malone. 2 Interventions were filed and allowed in behalf of certain competing railroads 3 and other motor common carriers, 4 all joining in the prayers of plaintiffs’ petition. Malone Freight Lines, Inc., on its own motion, was made a party…