Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. United States

McRAE, District Judge.

S. C. Loveland Company, Inc. (Love-land) operates under authorization of the Interstate Commerce Commission as a common carrier by water between various Atlantic seaboard ports from Maine to Key West. On December 23, 1958, Love-land applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a revised certificate of public convenience and necessity, authorizing an extension of its operating authority to Tampa, Florida, and intermediate points on the west coast of Florida. The Hearing Examiner rejected part of Loveland’s application, but gave his approval to the extension of tug…