State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Thurston Motor Lines, Inc.

If the Utilities Commission possessed authority to enter the order which is the subject matter of this appeal, we might well affirm. The record discloses a controversy between Thurston and Helms that warranted the investigation instituted by the Commission. Its findings of fact — except as to whether the shipments involved in this controversy are subject to solicitation — are supported by competent evidence, and it is not made to appear that the Commission acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or in disregard of law in entering the order from which Thurs-ton appealed.

But the state of the record is…