Legal Opinion
Miller Bros., Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 3, 1974No. 26001, 26002PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves
These two cases were consolidated for oral argument. Case No. 26001 is called the Complaint Case and 26002 is called the Certificate Case. The Complaint Case arose when four common carriers filed a complaint against Miller Bros., Inc. before the Public Utilities Commission, alleging that Miller Bros, was acting as a common carrier, but had only contract carrier authority. The P.U.C. found that Miller Bros, was in fact operating as a common carrier under the guise of contract carrier authority. It issued a cease and desist order. This order was affirmed by the district court.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Donahue v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- Ephraim Freightways, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
- McKenna v. NigroSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
- Public Utilities Commission v. DonahueSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Regular Route Common Carrier Conference of the Colorado Motor Carriers Ass'n v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Colorado-Ute Electric Ass'n v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
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