Ohio Motor Freight Tariff Committee, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission

It is urged by Lederer that the instant proceeding constitutes a collateral attack upon the order heretofore made by the commission adding Lederer as a shipper to the Crisp permit, and that, since the issues raised here were, or could have been, raised in the prior proceeding the order in such proceeding is res judicata as to this proceeding.

The commission takes the position, however, that, in the absence of specific legislative enactment, the doctrine of res judicata has not been applied to orders of regulatory and licensing agencies in this state, and that, as a regulatory and licensing…