Hoffman v. Public Service Commission

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Appellants, after taking the necessary preliminary steps to secure a charter, formally applied to the Public Service Commission for the approval of the incorporation of the Universal Cab Company and for a certificate of public convenience authorizing the Universal Cab Company to begin the exercise of the privilege of operating “taxicabs, automobiles and kindred motor vehicles ....... as a common carrier for the transportation of persons and incidental baggage upon call and demand in the City and County of Philadelphia and vicinity.” The Yellow Cab Company, a public…