Railroad Commission v. Southern Pacific Co.

O’QUINN, Justice.

Southern Pacific Company (now merged into Southern Pacific Transportation Company) filed an application with the Railroad Commission seeking authority to discontinue its existing agency at Navasota, Texas, retire the depot, and change the applicable tariffs to show Navasota as a non-agency station.

By an order entered September 5, 1968, the Railroad Commission denied the application.

Southern Pacific filed suit in Travis County under Article 6453, Vernon’s Ann. Tex.Civ.St, to cancel the order of the Commission and authorize discontinuance of the agency. The City of Navasota and…