Lee & Eastes, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

This action arose out of an application to sell and transfer a common carrier permit, issued by the public service commission of the state of Washington, pursuant to ROW 81.80.

For many years, H. Morrison, Inc., possessed a common carrier permit, authorizing it to operate intrastate as a carrier of general freight. On July 20, 1955, the state tax commission attached most of the assets of the corporation. On August 4,1955, Howard J. Martin was appointed temporary receiver, and on September 12, 1955, he qualified as permanent receiver of the corporation. He then set about collecting the freight…