LAKE TRANSPORT, INC. v. RAILROAD COM'N OF TEXAS

No. B-4192.

505 S.W.2d 781 (1974)

LAKE TRANSPORT, INC., Petitioner, v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson, Felts, Starnes & Nations, Dan Felts, Mert Starnes and Phillip Robinson, Austin, for petitioner.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Rex H. White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Phinney, Hallman & Pulley, Leroy Hallman, Dallas, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Joe M. Kilgore and B. D. St. Clair, Austin, Vinson, Elkins, Searls & Smith, Dave McNeill, Jr., Houston, for respondents.


STEAKLEY, Justice.

The question here is whether Petitioner, Lake Transport, Inc., the holder of an inactive contract carrier permit, had standing to appeal an order of the Railroad Commission of Texas granting Coastal Transport Company, Inc., a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a specialized motor carrier. The courts below have held that it did not. We agree and affirm.

The circumstances posing the question are reviewed in detail in the opinion...

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