State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. McKinnon

The appellants assign as error the court’s refusal to sustain their exceptions to the Commission’s conclusions of law to the effect that it had jurisdiction of the subject matter and parties in this proceeding and had the power to make the requested investigation and to enter appropriate orders therein.

In our opinion, the Commission has the jurisdiction, under G.S. 62-121.45, G.S. 62-121.47 (2), and G.S. 62-121.48 (11), to investigate upon complaint or upon its own initiative without complaint, to determine whether any motor carrier is operating in violation of the provisions of the Bus Act…