Legal Opinion
Prater v. Department of Public Service
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 1936No. 26251. En BancPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlake, J.
In 1935, the legislature passed an act dealing comprehensively with the problem of the transportation of property over the public highways of the state by motor vehicles. Laws of 1935, chapter 184, p. 883 (Rem. 1935 Sup., § 6382-1 [P. C. § 234-13y2a] et seg.). Section 1, p. 883, of the act reads as follows:
“The business of operating as a motor carrier of freight for hire along the highways of this state is declared to be a business affected with a public interest. The rapid increase of motor carrier freight traffic and the fact that under the existing law many motor trucks are not effectively…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Frost & Frost Trucking Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
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