Legal Opinion
West Bros. v. Illinois Cent. RR Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1954No. 39343PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGehee, C. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County which affirmed an order of the Mississippi Public Service Commission granting to the appellee, Illinois Central Railroad Company, a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate two over-the-road trucks between Jackson, Mississippi, and Gulfport, Mississippi, via U. S. Highway No. 49, one each way per day.
The appellee applied for authority to operate over said highway as a common carrier of property by motor vehicle to and from the same towns now served by its freight trains, handling general commodities, but…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cobb Bros. Const. v. Gulp, M. & O. R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1952
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