PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.

No. 12145.

214 F.2d 242 (1954)

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO. et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 20, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lloyd B. Harrison, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, for appellant. Messrs. Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Lyman J. Umstead, Asst. Corp. Counsel, also entered appearances for appellant.

Mr. Edmund L. Jones, Washington, D. C., for appellee Capital Transit Co. Messrs. George E. Monk and Merle Thorpe, Jr., Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee Capital Transit Co. Mr. George E. Hamilton, Washington, D. C., for appellee Union Trust Co. of District of Columbia. Mr. William A. Glasgow, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee Union Trust Co. Mr. Hugh H. Obear, Washington, D. C., for certain stockholders, appellees. Mr. Godfrey L. Munter, Washington, D. C., for certain bondholders, appellees.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing in Banc Denied May 20, 1954.

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

On February 26, 1954, the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, appellant, by Order No. 4060, instituted an investigation into certain aspects of the operations of the Capital Transit Company, principal transportation utility in the District of Columbia. The Company operates under a Congressional franchise and is subject to detailed regulation in accordance with the...

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