Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

In this proceeding the plaintiffs challenge the right of the Public Service Commission to issue authority on a temporary basis to the defendant common motor carriers. Insofar as is material here, each of the three defendants is rendering what can be called a specialized carrier service. Their certificates are generally similar, but contain some variations in wording, not material to the principal issue here. They are authorized to make hauls throughout the State of an unusual or irregular character which, by reason of “size, shape, weight, origin or destination require…