Moore v. Arkansas Transport Co.

John F. Stroud, Justice.

Appellee, Arkansas Transport Company, is a common carrier authorized to transport petroleum and petroleum products both intrastate and interstate. On July 5, 1979, appellant Arkansas Transportation Commission conducted a hearing on appellee’s application for a rate increase. The application sought approval of an adjustment of its intrastate tariff in the amount of 12.67% and, in support thereof, offered the testimony of its president as well as data concerning the company’s financial condition and operations. Mr. Ralph Bradbury, Rate Analyst for the Commission,…