Legal Opinion
East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Frozen Food Express
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 23, 1956No. 162PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Three motor common carriers filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission under § 204 (c) of Part II of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 Stat. 547, as amended, 49 U. S. C. § 304 (c), alleging that Frozen Food Express, a common carrier by motor vehicle, was and had been transporting fresh and frozen meats and fresh and frozen dressed poultry in interstate commerce without a certificate of convenience and necessity from the Commission which covers those commodities. The complaint prayed for a cease and desist order. Frozen Food Express admitted that it was and had been so…
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