Consolidated Freight Lines, Inc. v. Department of Public Service

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court affirming an order of the state department of public service.

All of the appellants are now, and at all times in this action mentioned were, common carriers of freight in this state, authorized by the department of public service to haul freight by motor vehicle. The Davenport hotel is the principal hotel in the city of Spokane. In the course of its business, it had a large amount of freight and baggage moving to and from its place of business, both intrastate and interstate. Each of the appellants was serving the hotel in the capacity of…