New Mexico Transp. Co. v. State Corporation Commission

McGHEE, Justice.

The State Corporation Commission issued certificates of necessity and convenience to Jim Ferguson to operate two bus lines between Hobbs and Roswell, one via Lovington and Artesia and the other via Tatum. Appellants protested the granting of the permits where Ferguson proposed to operate over the parts of the routes where they operated. None of the protests covered the route between Loving-ton and Artesia.

The protestants then filed suit to enjoin the issuance of the certificates under the provisions of Sec. 68-1363, 1941 N.M.S.A., on the grounds the action of the Commission…