State Ex Rel. Board of Railroad Commissioners v. Brothers

— The appellant, in its petition, alleges that the appellees are now1, and have been since on or about August 1, 1931, operating a motor vehicle or vehicles for the public transportation of freight for compensation between fixed termini or over a regular route without first procuring a certificate of convenience and necessity from the board of railroad commissioners of the state of Iowa, as provided by chapter 252-AI, Code of Iowa 1931, and without complying with the various provisions of the said chapter 252-AI, and without paying a motor carrier tax as provided and required by chapter…