Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

HAMLIN, Justice.

The defendants appeal from a judgment of the district court annulling and setting aside Order No. 8373 of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and authorizing The Texas & Pacific Railway Company to immediately close and discontinue the operations of its Palmetto, Louisiana, Agency Station. (Art. VI, Sec. 5, La.Const. of 1921, LSA) They aver that the trial judge erred:(1) In holding that the evidence did not support the Public Service Commission’s finding that the agency at Palmetto, Louisiana, should not be discontinued.(2) In holding that public convenience and necessity…