Northern Pacific Transport Co. v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission

The proper scope of judicial review and control of administrative action virtually defies precise articulation.1 The modern complexity of human affairs and the correlative necessity and complexity of government regulation have precipitated what amounts to an “administrative law explosion.” This appeal from a trial court’s reversal of a state administrative body’s order typifies the kinds of problems raised by administrative action and subsequent requests for judicial review by segments of the body politic affected by administrative action.

*474The respondent, the Northern Pacific Transport…