Blue Bus Co. v. Marshall

Crossley & Settee were operating a motorbus between Manchester, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio, on and prior to April 28, 1923, and, as required by statute, filed an affidavit setting forth their operation on and prior to that date, and thereafter, on February 25, 1924, the Public 'Utilities Commission made a pencil notation on the outside cover of the file, as follows: “2-25-24, Granted as to bus line” — and this notation was signed by two of the commissioners. Whether or not a certificate was actually issued is in dispute. Thereafter authority was obtained from the commission by Crossley &…