Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Gulf-Atlantic Towing Corp.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 4, 1959No. 163PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaRKee, J.
G.S. 62-30(1) and G.S. 62-122 confer upon the North Carolina Utilities Commission regulatory authority over the rates charged and. the service given “by railroads, street railways, steamboats, canals, express and sleeping-car companies, and all persons, firms or corporations engaged in the carrying of freight or passengers or otherwise engaged as common carriers” in intrastate traffic in North Carolina.
In the brief filed by the Attorney General for the Commission it is ¡said: “From a perusal of these two statutes (G.S. 62-30 and G.S. 62-122), it is seen that the jurisdiction of the Utilities…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Washington Ex Rel. Stimson Lumber Co. v. KuykendallSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Efland v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- The Home Insurance Company v. Thomas H. Riddell, Jr., and Charles F. RiddellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Public Utilities Commission v. Johnson Motor TransportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1951
- Mt. Tom Motor Line, Inc. v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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3Cited by17 opinions
- National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission & Public Service Co. v. City of DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Champion Papers, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Med-Trans Corp. v. BentonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2008
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