Warren v. Bean

The plaintiffs, a copartnership doing business in Medford, Oregon, under the name of City Transfer & Storage Company, applied to the Public Utilities Commissioner of Oregon for a permit to operate motor vehicles as a common carrier in the transportation of property anywhere for hire in the state of Oregon. A hearing thereon before the commissioner was then had and, from the evidence produced on said hearing, the commissioner, among other things, found that:

“That the evidence reveals that there are many common and contract carriers now operating in the territory proposed to be served by…