City of Corpus Christi v. Continental Bus Systems, Inc.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice,

(dissenting.)

I respectfully dissent.

I would hold that the Railroad Commission has jurisdiction in this case and I would also hold that the City exceeded its statutory powers in venturing into the motor bus business beyond its city limits and suburbs.

While the wording of the Commission’s order is somewhat ambiguous, a reasonable construction is that the Commission could not approve the proposed sale and transfer of the certificates because Appellant as a municipal corporation was not capable of becoming a purchaser thereof and was precluded from being a motor bus…