Interstate Commerce Commission v. Tank Car Oil Corp.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

The Interstate .Commerce Commission, conceiving that Appellee was engaged in the transportation of property for hire either as a common, or contract, carrier, which had not complied with the applicable statutes, unsuccessfully sought an injunction in the Court below.

The evidence disclosed the following pertinent aspects of Appellee’s business operation :

It owns and operates twelve filling stations for the retail sale of gasoline, oil, and kerosene; it has furnished all of the pumps, tanks, and other equipment in four additional filling stations under contracts which…