Railroad Commission v. Metro Bus Lines, Inc.

On August 1, 1941, the Railroad Commission of Texas granted an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate motor buses between Dallas and Arlington over the Jefferson Highway. The certificate, which was assigned to respondent Metro Bus Lines, Inc., prohibited the operator “from picking up passengers at Dallas destined to Arcadia Park, Grand Prairie, Dalworth, Arlington and points west or beyond Arlington, and from picking up passengers at Arlington, destined to Dalworth, Grand Prairie, Arcadia Park, Dallas and points east or beyond Dallas, and from picking up…