United States v. Resler

This appeal presents two important questions affecting the administration of. the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 543). The first is whether § 213 (e) places beyond reach of § 212 (b) transfers of operating rights where not more than twenty vehicles are involved. The second is whether the Interstate Commerce Commission possessed statutory authority to rule that assent of the Commission is a condition precedent to an effective transfer which is subject to § 212 (b).

In July, 1940, the United States filed an information against appellee charging that he had engaged in interstate motor…