Douglas Transit, Inc. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Douglas Transit, Inc., and Hunt Super Service, Inc., appeal a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission). The Commission granted their joint petition to transfer Douglas’ certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) but found a large percentage of Douglas’ prior hauling activity was outside of the scope of its certificate' as originally granted. It found other authority had been abandoned.

Douglas Transit, Inc. (Douglas),. and Hunt Super Service, Inc. (Hunt), argue: the Commis,sion improperly modified the scope of the certificate…