Transport Co. of Texas v. Robertson Transports

A preliminary statement of the factual background of this case will serve to point up the questions before this court for determination.

On December 30, 1948, respondent, Robertson Transports, Inc., then holding a certificate as a specialized motor carrier, filed its application with the Railroad Commission of Texas for an amendment to the certificate which would authorize it to transport certain named chemicals as well as “liquid chemicals in bulk”. On motion of other carriers, protesting the application, the examiner for the commission struck the general phrase “liquid chemicals in bulk”…