Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway Co. v. Stevens

The bill of complaint was filed in this cause to restrain the defendants from operating motor' vehicles as common carriers. Proofs were taken in. open court. The plaintiff is a Michigan corporation, operating an electric railroad as a common carrier of passengers and freight between Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon and intermediate points along its lines. Plaintiff is operating, under a franchise and in accordance with law. The defendants operate motor buses and trucks, carrying passengers and freight for hire, using the public streets and highways for that purpose. The defendants have…