Commerce Commission Ex Rel. Danville Brick Co. v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

Thompson and Heard, JJ.

dissenting:

One of the most effective means of ascertaining the legislative intent in the adoption of a new statute is to consider it with reference to the state of the law before its adoption, and particularly with reference to previous legislation on the same subject. Prior to the adoption of the present Public Utilities act, in 1921, the commission had authority to hold meetings “at any place within the State.” In the new Public Utilities act of 1921 it was provided that all hearings by the commission “shall be held within the county in which the subject matter of the…