Murfreesboro Freight Line Co. v. United States

This is an action to enjoin, annul and set aside an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) granting a certificate of registration to Superior Trucking Service, Inc., the intervening defendant.

Prior to the application now at issue, Superior held interstate and intrastate authority to operate between Chattanooga, Tennessee, Shelbyville, Tennessee, and Manchester, Tennessee; the plaintiff operates between Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Nashville, Tennessee, with both interstate and intrastate authority; and, since there was no direct service between Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, all…