N. E. Rosenblum Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States

The complainants sought certificates of convenience and necessity or permits before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the theory that on July 1, 1935, they were operating as ’ contract carriers by motor vehicles, within the meaning of the Motor Carrier Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 303, over the route for which application was made, and had so operated since that time.

The Commission denied the applications. The complainants filed separate suits in *468the District Court to set aside the orders of the Commission. The cases were heard by a Court composed of three judges under the Motor Carrier Act, 49…