Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 3, 1961No. 457PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
Under G.S. 62-39, the Commission has power to require all transportation companies “to establish and maintain all such public service facilities and conveniences as may be reasonable and just.” Also, see G.S. 62-30, G.S. 62-37, G.S. 62-46, G.S. 62-48 and G.S. 62-74.
A 1933 Statute, Public Laws of 1933, c. 307, s. 32, now codified as G.S. 62-96, provides: “Upon finding that public convenience and necessity are no longer served, or that there is no reasonable probability of a utility realizing sufficient revenue from the service to meet its expenses, the Commission shall have power, after…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. North Carolina Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Mulcahy v. Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1941
- Utilities Commission v. . Trucking Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines v. Board of Public Utility CommissionersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. State Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Southern Railway Co. v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
- State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Coach Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Haywood Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
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