Legal Opinion
Georgia Public Service Commission v. SMITH TRANSFER COMPANY INC.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1951No. 17349PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
1. While the Georgia Public Service Commission is vested with the power to regulate the business of engaging as a motor carrier of persons or property for hire over the public highways of the State (Code, § 68-603), and no person shall so engage without first obtaining from the commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity (§ 68-604), and while the commission in the issuance of the certificate may attach thereto such reasonable terms and conditions as in its judgment the public interest may require (§ 68-605), and in issuing such a certificate the commission…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Southeastern Greyhound Lines v. Georgia Public-Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Hudspeth v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Georgia Public-Service Commission v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- McWhorter v. SettleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
3Cited by5 opinions
- Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Atlanta Motor Lines, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- J. & M. Transportation Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Petroleum Carrier Corp. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975