North Bend Stage Line, Inc. v. Department of Public Works

This is an appeal by the North Bend Stage Line, Inc., from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, affirming a decision and order of the state department of public works granting to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to furnish passenger and express service, by motor vehicles, between Everett and Cedar Falls, along connecting public highways closely paralleling its branch line of railroad between those places.

The stage line is a public carrier of passengers and express, by motor vehicles,…