Legal Opinion
Modern Transfer Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 30, 1940No. Appeals, Nos. 127 and 128PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Parker, J.,
Modern Transfer Company, Ine., by one appeal, and Reading Company and Reading Transportation Company, by another appeal, challenge the validity of an order of the Public Utility Commission “consolidating and coordinating” previous existing certificates of public convenience authorizing the York Motor Express Company (hereafter referred to as York Motor) to transport freight by truck on certain public highways. As each appeal involves the same order and the same facts, they will be considered in one opinion. The order of the commission is attacked on the grounds that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Perry County Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- John Benkart & Sons Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Beaver Valley Service Co. v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
3Cited by22 opinions
- Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mississippi Public Service CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
- Modern Transfer Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Dunlap v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- Alko Express Lines v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Lancaster Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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