GULF COAST MOTOR FREIGHT LINES v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 317.

35 F.Supp. 136 (1940)

GULF COAST MOTOR FREIGHT LINES, Inc., v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

April 17, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. J. Shaw, of Houston, Tex., and Amos M. Felts, of Austin, Tex., for plaintiff.

Scott & Wilson, of Waco, Tex., and Baker, Botts, Andrews & Wharton, of Houston, Tex., for defendant.

Before HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge, and KENNERLY and BRYANT, District Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff applied to the commission under the two provisos of Section 306(a), 49 U. S.C.A., the first, or "grandfather" proviso; the second or certificate clause.1 At the hearing it made no serious effort to make proof under the first proviso, but rested its rights upon the second proviso and a permit or certificate, it had obtained from the Texas State Commission, not of public convenience and necessity, but...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases