ALA. PUB. SERV. COMM. v. Redwing Carriers, Inc.

The scope of appellate review (both by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County and by the Supreme Court of Alabama) of Alabama Public Service Commission orders is statutorily prescribed: Section 37-1-124, Ala. Code 1975, provides in pertinent parts:

"The commission's order shall be taken as prima facie just and reasonable. No new or additional evidence may be introduced in the circuit court . . . but the court shall otherwise hear the case upon the certified record and shall set aside the order if the court finds that:

"(1) The commission erred to the prejudice of appellant's substantial rights…