Ace Ambulance & Oxygen Service Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The Illinois Commerce Commission issued a certificate of convenience and necessity to Spoon River Ambulance, Inc., to operate a transportation service for nonambulatory persons in the city of Peoria and the surrounding area. The certificate was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Peoria County, and the parties who intervened to object, Ace Ambulance & Oxygen Service Co.1 and the city of Peoria, have perfected this appeal from the circuit court judgment.

On January 17, 1977, Spoon River petitioned to the Commission for authority to operate a “medi-car” service in the Peoria area to provide…