Legal Opinion

Morgan Express, Inc. v. Railroad Commission

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 23, 1987No. 3-87-088-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

The judgment of the district court upholds a final order of the Texas Railroad Commission establishing a tariff or schedule of rates and charges applicable to the intrastate transportation of packages by United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), a motor carrier subject to Commission regulation. In an appeal brought by numerous competing carriers, we will affirm the district-court judgment.1

UPS filed in the Commission an application to establish a tariff of official rates, charges, and rules for the transportation of *136general commodities between all points in Texas. Examiners held…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Oil Field Haulers Ass'n v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Texas Alarm & Signal Ass'n v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Railroad Commission v. Weld & NevilleTexas Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Public Utility Com'n of Texas v. Gte-SwCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Smith v. Houston Chemical Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Phillip Smith, Sr. Phillip Smith, Sr. Family Mike Jackson Harris County, Texas and Texas Water Commission v. Houston Chemical Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1994
  4. Public Utility Commission of Texas, State Purchasing and General Services Commission, Office of Public Utility Counsel and Cities of Abernathy v. Gte-Sw, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1992

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