Legal Opinion
Davies Warehouse Co. v. Bowles
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 31, 1944No. 112PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The petitioner, Davies Warehouse Company, is incorporated under the laws of California and conducts a public warehouse in Los Angeles. Its business is declared to be that of a public utility both by the Constitution of *145California1 and its Public Utilities Act.2 The Act subjects to regulation by the Railroad Commission all warehouses which serve the public generally for compensation. § 2%. New warehouses may be established only after obtaining certificates of public convenience and necessity, which the Commission may refuse or condition and may suspend or revoke at any time for cause. § 50%.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by204 opinions
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- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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