White v. Public Service Commission

The late Stuart B. White, of Niles, Michigan, was appointed chairman of the Michigan Public Service Commission on July 2, 1947. White acted in that capacity until July 3, 1949, and thereafter continued as a member of the commission until his untimely death on November 10, 1950. In accordance with a custom of many years’ standing- he was furnished, as were the other members of the commission, with an automobile owned by the State, and with credit cards to finance its maintenance and operation. Generally, such cars are used for State business, but it is the practice of those to whom they are…