Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Arkansas Commerce Commission

JohN A. FoglemaN, Justice.

Appellant asks that we reverse the trial court’s judgment affirming the action of the Arkansas Commerce Commission denying to it authority to discontinue the operation of its agency station at Mansfield.

Notice of discontinuance by the railroad company was filed September 26, 1966. The governing statute in such cases is Act 203 of 1961, appearing as Ark. Stat. Ann. § 73-809 (Supp. 1967), which in pertinent part reads:

“b. Any railroad operating in this State may file with the Arkansas Commerce Commission a notice of discontinuance, * * * of any of its agency stations…