Murphy v. Public Service Commission

HENRIOD, Chief Justice :

Review of a Public Service Commission order denying an application to transfer to a concededly capable and experienced executive in the trucking field of 1) A Permit to operate as a Contract Carrier,1 and 2) Common Carrier Certificate,2 in which such capabilities or financial responsibility were not issues. Reversed, with costs assessed against the Protestants.

Under the statute, to obtain and presumably transfer Certificates or Permits to act as Common or Contract Carriers, a statutory procedure must be followed.3

Mrs. Murphy, an aged but most capable operator and owner…