Clintonville Transfer Line, Inc. v. Public Service Commission

I concur in the decision of the court in so far as it reverses the judgment of the circuit court, but am of the opinion that the mandate should direct the circuit court to confirm the order of the commission.

In determining whether a certificate of public convenience and necessity should issue, it is not just a matter of the length of a route nor that a time-saving schedule may be constructed. The question the commission must answer is: Is the public getting a service that in the commission’s opinion after a review of the evidence is sufficient?

The statute reads: “The commission shall have…