D. G. & U. Truck Lines, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

The basic question at issue here is whether the order of the Public Utilities Commission granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the applicant is unreasonable or unlawful. See Section 4903.13 of the Revised Code.

The errors complained of by the appellants may be summarized in three branches:

1. Applicant was not a proper person to whom a certificate could be issued;

2. Applicant failed to prove a “need” for authority to provide the service proffered, in that said certificate authorizes a transportation service similar to that already performed by appellants;

3. By the…