Bland & Ponder Texaco v. Commonwealth ex rel. State Corp. Commission

Bland & Ponder Texaco (defendant) appeals of right from a final judgment of the State Corporation Commission (Commission) imposing a $100 fine on defendant for violating Code § 56-288 by transporting on April 16, 1971 an automobile for compensation without contract authority.

Code § 56-288 reads as follows:

“No person shall operate or engage in the business of a contract carrier, except as herein provided, by motor vehicle intrastate on *162any highway within the State unless such person has secured from the Commission a permit authorizing him to conduct such operation or to engage in such…