Legal Opinion
Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 9, 1959No. 3 Div. 840PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court, in Equity, of Montgomery County, setting aside an order of the Alabama Public Service Commission and granting appellee the right to discontinue operation of passenger trains 19 and 20.
The suit originated when the Southern Railway Company applied to the Alabama Public Service Commission on November 8, 1956, for permission to discontinue its intrastate passenger trains Nos. 19 and 20 operating between Birmingham and Mobile via Selma. Formal hearing on the petition was held in Selma, Alabama, and the Commission denied the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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