Legal Opinion
American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 1970No. 369PublishedCited by 432 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The Interstate Commerce Commission has statutory power to grant motor carriers temporary operating authority “without hearings or other proceedings” when the authority relates to a “service for which there is an immediate and urgent need” and where there is “no *534carrier service capable of meeting such need.” 1 Interstate Commerce Act § 210a, 52 Stat. 1238, as amended, 49 U. S. C. § 310a. The ICC processes applications for such authority under rules promulgated in 1965. 49 CFR pt. 1131.2 Among other things, those rules require that an applicant accompany his application with supporting…
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