Alabama Public Service Commission v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

ALMON, Justice.

By application of September 27, 1974, Rev. O. D. Hill of Lanett, Alabama seeks authority to institute a new operation as a contract carrier by motor vehicle to transport, in intrastate commerce over irregular routes, school children and groups, and church children and groups from Chambers, Randolph, Lee or Tallapoosa Counties to any point in Alabama.

The Commission treated the application as one for a common carrier rather than a contract carrier, and approved it upon finding that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to properly perform the proposed service, and that the…