No. 75-419 | Ohio | Feb 11, 1976
The sole issue is whether the issuance of irregular route certificates of public convenience and necessity to the aforementioned applicants was unreasonable or unlawful. Or, stated another way, did the evidence support such public convenience and necessity notwithstanding the commission’s finding that the applications should have proceeded on an unprotested basis.
The essence of appellant’s opposition to the issuance of these certificates is that the evidence supporting their issuance was so speculative and conjectural as to fall within the scope of Mohawk Motor v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1953), 159 Ohio St. 77.
As in Mohawk, the primary evidence supporting issuance of an irregular route certificate related to servicing of
First, Mohawk does not preclude consideration of need where there is an absence of present existing requirements. Here, the record reflects the detail of volume and kind of products reasonably expected to be transported from and to the new plant facility. .Moreover, as contrasted with Mohawk, there is evidence here that the substantial needs of that new plant relate to services of the character afforded by irregular route certificates, which certificates are sought by applicants and which services are not afforded by appellant. Unlike Mohawk, the record herein supports the issuance of irregular route certificates based upon reasonably anticipated need.
For the foregoing reasons, the decision of the Public Utilities Commission being neither unreasonable nor unlawful is affirmed.
Decision affirmed.