Lee Compton Lines, Inc. v. Commonwealth

The Lee Compton Lines, Incorporated, hereinafter called appellant,' is a common carrier engaged in transportation of freight by motor vehicle. It holds certificates of public convenience and necessity from the State Corporation Commission of Virginia which allow it to operate as an intrastate carrier of freight over State Route 220 from Roanoke, Virginia, to Rocky Mount, Virginia, and thence along Route 40 to Ferrum, Franklin county, Virginia, a total distance of thirty-nine miles.

Appellant made application to the Commission for a certificate to operate as a common carrier of freight between…