State Ex Rel. Board of Railroad Commissioners v. Blecha & Owen Transfer

The defendants reside in Iowa City and are truck operators, holding a permit as such issued by the Board of Railroad Commissioners on April 11, 1930, under the provisions of Chapter 129, Laws 43 G. A. (now Chapter 252-C1, Code, 1931).; The plaintiff, in its petition, alleges, in substance, that the defendants, since April 15, 1930, have been operating a motor vehicle, or vehicles, for the public transportation of freight for compensation over a regular route or between fixed termini, without procuring a certificate of convenience and necessity from the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the…