Hays v. Arizona Corp. Commission

LOCKWOOD, Chief Justice.

Hays, one of the appellants, was granted a certificate of convenience and necessity by the Arizona Corporation Commission prior to the year 1950. The certificate authorized operation of a public service corporation for a period ending December 31, 1950. More than nine months after the expiration date, on October 11, 1951, Jack Buzard, then Director of the Motor Carrier Division of the Commission, -sent a letter to Hays referring to the fact that the certificate had expired and advising that:

“In order to renew your certificate/ permit of convenience and necessity, the…