Stotts v. Railroad Commission

HUGHES, Justice.

This suit was brought by H. W. Stotts, appellant, to set aside an order of the Railroad Commission of Texas, cancelling appellant’s certificates of convenience and necessity, Nos. 5509 and 6313. These certificates authorized appellant to operate a motor truck service between certain designated points in Texas for the purpose of transporting certain named commodities for compensation.

Trial before the court resulted in a judgment sustaining the order of cancellation.

Appellant’s first point is that the Railroad Commission has no judicial powers and was, therefore, without…