State ex rel. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. A. W. Walker, Judge. (1) It is the duty of a common carrier to give adequate local service, that is, a service equal to reasonable requirements, regard being had to the size of the place, the demand for transportation, the cost of the proposed service, and all the other facts having a bearing upon the relative convenience and necessity and the relative cost of the service. 33 Cyc. 639; State ex rel. v. Atkinson, 192 S. W. 86; Sec. 47,…
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Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. A. W. Walker, Judge. (1) It is the duty of a common carrier to give adequate local service, that is, a service equal to reasonable requirements, regard being had to the size of the place, the demand for transportation, the cost of the proposed service, and all the other facts having a bearing upon the relative convenience and necessity and the relative cost of the service. 33 Cyc. 639; State ex rel. v. Atkinson, 192 S. W. 86; Sec. 47, subdiv. 2, and Section 51, Public Service Commission Act, Laws 1913; Railroad v. Wharton, 207 U. S. 335; Railroad v.…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
This is an appeal by the Public Service Commission from a judgment rendered in the circuit court of Cole County, whereby an order made by the Public Service Commission was modified.
Upon a hearing by the Public Service Commission of a complaint filed by A. B. Cole, as mayor of the city of California, against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, and Benjamin F. Bush, the receiver’ thereof, wherein a better and more adequate interstate-train service was prayed for, the Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) made therein, so far as is pertinent to the points…
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