Scott v. Interstate Commerce Commission

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

With an exception not pertinent here, section 203(a) (14) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, 49 Stat. 543, 544, 49 U.S.C.A. § 303(a) (14), in presently material part defines the term “common carrier by motor vehicle” to mean any person which holds itself out to the general public to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle in interstate commerce of property for compensation. Section 203(a) (15), 49 U.S.C.A. § 303 (a) (15), in presently pertinent part defines the term “contract carrier by motor vehicle” to mean any person which, under individual contracts…