Realty Purchasing Co. v. Public Service Commission

CROCKETT, Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding in this court challenging an order of the Public Service Commission which grants defendant Salt Lake Transportation Company a contract carrier permit to haul passengers *377between the Salt Lake Airport and downtown Salt Lake City for four principal airlines: United, Western, Frontier and Bonanza.

Plaintiffs are taxicab companies, and hotel and motel operators in Salt Lake City. They voice three objections to the order: (a) that the defendant’s operation is a taxicab service and exempt from regulation by the Commission; and in the alternative,…