Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the Railway Express Agency, Inc., filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission on June 15, 1943, a petition seeking authority to change the agency station at Wilbern, Marshall county, to a prepay station. A hearing was held and, on October 6, 1943, the commission entered an order denying the petition. A rehearing was granted on November 16, 1943. A second hearing was held, and, on April 4, 1945, the commission entered an order denying the authority sought by the railway company and the express agency. Upon appeal, the circuit court of…