Murphy v. Public Service Commission

The thesis upon which the plaintiff must prevail in order to reverse the order of the Commission is stated as point 1 of her brief, that:

The Commission erred in not ruling plaintiff holds general contract carrier authority, unlimited as to any shipper.

There are two propositions which stand as insuperable obstacles to the position thus contended for by the plaintiff. The first is this proposition of law: There is no basis whatsoever in law for any such “open-end” contract carrier authority as the plaintiff contends for. The second is this proposition of fact: That even if there were, the…