State ex rel. St. Louis Public Service Co. v. Public Service Commission

The appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County affirming an order of the Public Service Commission whereby it refused to assume jurisdiction of a petition of the St. Louis Public Service Company praying for a certificate of convenience and necessity in extending its bus lines.

The question for determination is whether the Motorbus Act of 1927 (Laws 1927, p. 402)', places under the supervision of the Public Service Commission busses operated over routes in a transportation system the major part of which is within the limits of a municipal corporation.

The St. Louis Public…