State Ex Rel. Detroit-Chicago Motor Bus Co. v. Public Service Commission

On November 3, 1927, respondent, proposing to establish, maintain and operate twenty motor busses for the carriage of passengers and baggage as a common carrier by motor for hire between the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, over Missouri-United States Highway No. 40, applied to the Public Service Commission for a certificate of convenience and necessity. Notice of the filing of the application and of the date of the hearing thereon was duly given every common carrier that was operating in the territory proposed to be served by respondent: protests were filed by one of the motor…