Case Information
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Ilanorablo C)WS&B 3. IIu(ificr4
Law xnroro8Mnt orfioer aad Ghlef of Inapeotore, R&.road
coBarBion or TaRs
Aultln, Toxar
IbBn 8, ,~ Ina. ( 485t4lans 05 0r the V, 8. Courti in All BUS Lill44, Ino. !nort 3. Thoagoon Ro. 574 in eqnity. t your depart- Aent ha8 coat of the Dletrlot of the riot of Temm, 811 hmsri445 Bub Lb48, AUOti5, Uiti4io Elo. 674 in eqlity, As&i445 Bus Lines for ation plates ato6 Dlatrlot iuent pert.6 raining the rioan Bur Liorr [14] quota following sxarrptr *On 04tober 13, 1939, the Railroad CoiuPiaoion roquostod an oplnfon on this rruretrr ami on DooOprbOr 6, 1939, you readarea Bpialoa tie. O-l179.o *2 ParwAaat a. . * . thrzeto, on Pobruuy 24, UMO, thr Railroad Comairrioa sntsrod ita order &ranting the authorltt roquoatod by ill ~asrloaa Bus Llnos, InO., la it8 orlglnal appll4atlon, 4~ bolng ( Proa El Pam to the Texas-Oklahoma Stat4 iln4, aoar Oalaomville rla BleZTa Blanoa, P4004, Odsoaa, Big asinrsvillr ova? Il. 8. HUhwar 80, Sate Bigaway 1 & [8] ia Port Dallao, D4aQon and Irrollr, or4 Worth, i 8WoetWat4r, AblhM, Albany, Brookonridp and l-b, 04 a sohodul4 oi 0114 bur l a4h way dAlly@ . Under thl8 l uth4rlty. All Aaoriom Bust Liner applied ror and uoro iwued rlx Uallroad Comn.lrrlon idoatlii- s&ion ~lator for the mar 1943. IO addltlon ts th4 buarr iOr whioh Railroad C@maiaeloa ldontlfipatlon platoa h474 b44w i8wed, AU Aserloan Die Linea are 4om4 burrs withoat dlaplryJsd Railroad opr4tlng Gomlrdoa ldoatifloatlon aa roqulrod by platoa, and, undo? dafs~ 4S April 19, 1943, I adrlrod ’ Hatuto, All A~rloa~ 8~8~Ll~~~,-'~ao.; Ballmad Coa&8- rlon llupeatoro had lntsrooptod 80114 oi ,tholr buses whloh did not &ioplal suoh Railroad CoPrPlmaion ideati- rloatioa pletee, and that any further disregard et the rnloa an4 rogulatlons of Cod6slon, tha datutw, wetid not bo otorlooked. Bubaoquont to thi8 aotifieatlon, other buma wore aontaoted by insp4otorr aad~after thora&& invostlgatloa wer4 fouad mot to be dlaplaylng Railroad Gomission ldoatf- rloetloa’ platea,, and oomplalats ~4~4 fllod in the County Cour8 at Law, TarmAt Oounty, Wrt Worth, TO&&
‘Ilrlll you plra44 advlso thir departmeat~ if, in view of above, w4 are in contempt of tho United &tat48 Dlotrlot Court in illlng.suoh otiuoa.*
Th4'prrtinOat parts of tlm aasaded InJunotlon dsoroo road:
Vow epon conolderstlon themoot it 14 this day the 11th day of Uaroh i936, ordered, adjudged end droreod as Sollowe &smelt:
Vhat thr Befonduat8~ !&tloa to Dlsnlrs the Amsndod Bill of CoPrplalnt br and 44144 la heMby donlsd to whioh ruling of the defendanta than and there exoaptrd.
Wnt tin defrndante, thr Railroad Commirrlon of Texa8 aad PPaMt V. 0. Thaagma, tao a. ilaith and C. To&-sell, Ballroad Comiss~oiior8 i&ark Narrhall, Direotor of Sotori.Vehiole Ditlrlon of Said Bali- Toad CoapeiO8lon, L. 0. PhaSe8, Diraotor of the Damrt- mnt or irUb1i.o aalety OS the State of Texas an& ti&* roSpSatl~e &&entS and eiap~oyear, be and tho)r are hrroby l DJOiDed ttom noleati$Qj o r atS4 rting o r a auaing tha of the drirarr or oprretoro ot plaintiit(r rotor arroat buars or Potor vehiolea, or frcm lnterferlag in tq maaner with the oprratiorr of plaintiff'S parSe8gor buSeS OT mtor tohicloa in travrrring tb State oi Toxar in iDtWSti%O Ooameroo., by Opdretlon a8 a ~0-0. warrior intorrtato, Of ODe bU8 OS motor rohloJe oi pa88wgrr8 raoh way daily over tho iollowfng routes b gl t in h OM.&o sia-TSiaO line at the Bed River 0: rp" &&- Iii&hWay NO. (10) DO& :8: NO. 77 ( thXU8 k th@ i%ititr oity of oRfU88Vill0, in Cook County, .l'oxaa, end thuroa f?k(lhWf3y 77 to the oity of Dollar in via the #aid U. 3. Dallaa County Texas, thenoa oror U. 3. Yi@~way No. 430
, and NO. 80-h ~‘WGSS 3tat4 Zllghway NO. I and HO. 1-A) via ?ort Earth, Broekenridip, Albany, Ablha8 aTg t0 tho 'P~xw-%w U@ti00 line ws8t or notah- iU PalO, w49tOTiy Of El Pa80) provldo4 td8 iu$AIWtiOm ia Iutanded pravant, ciml shall prevent Such action if takea by dSfrndant8 ( or l ith4r or then, t&al? apntr ) OKI aCOOUUt Or the OprStbtiOn Or SUUh OS b~plO/~$8 bUSS8 or motor vshioles wlthout a permit or orrtlil- o&b rroa ths Rsllrood CoamlSsion or T~IULP, without having displayed and ririaly ristbd upon tho front thoreor 80. idoatifioatlon plate as drooribsd in Beotioa 40 of 8.
!3. Nor lss. (Ch.78) Or th (ri8t LO~8iUtUrO Or TU68, alrot Gal.LsItl f3858iOn. W8t8 wllL be tared agaio8P dorcmdurt Ballroad Comir8ioa Oi.m&8, to al1 of whloh eDe jU&OSIit8 0r tlS0 Court, d*rwldsDtr thmn and rUUlI$8 It 18 furthor OSFdrSob th4t 8h8 raid thrre rxoopted. dsoroe l xorpt au borein amoadwI be and uao ordered hereby is in full for04 Snb rif4OB.
*Dated thi8 11th day of Jaacl AO D. 193d. (al;,aed i Robott J. ;soMlllau iii8tTiOt Ifua&i@ tbitO6 Stat.8 (Oa3h818 OUr8)
Iionorablo Qeorgo B. Hugher nw 4
Ia our opinion All American Bu8 L~JWP, 1ao.i
ia proteotrd by thi8 dooroe in *the operation aa a 00-n or one buv or aotor vehlolo oarrfrr of pa88oager8 iatorstate oaoh way daily *oveT thr above designated routo; but we believe that thir 18 the extont of the proteotion that the oonrt gantod to thorn and that they would not bo protootod a8 to ruoh boo06 a8 they night oporate,in intraastato eomiwroe 80s 88 to suoh bU808 a8 they night eQ.l'ato in fnteS8tate OOiU?&oSO~ in OXbern of “one bu8 aotor rohlole each wag daily.* .~. Tho oorreotno88 of this intorgrotatioon is bOPrra& out by pago 57, of the traarroript ot testimoa~ prrsoatod Bo Court on #arah~lOO, 1930, and on Ystoh 11, 1936. The rltnera Jay Johmon we8 terrtifyfng ior the ~11 Amorioan Bun Liaea on dSreot examination. The Mr. Urarsr referrod to 18 Ireland ararer, oounarl for All Amerioan Bur Li!me the Ibr. Chri8tOphW 18 T. 9. Chrietopher, couu8.1 ior krotestmt.. Thin pap reads a6 r0im8t :_
to state whether or not a8l
*Q. Am JOU able &b8taatl&l injury la inflluted upon a hIghray of that
kind, this partioular highway between Port Worth and Mineral Mall8 by the operation over it of two motor buag, oi Pl pahenger oapaoitp with pneunatio parsaps tire8, weighing '1000 pounds dead weight?
' %lr, Christophert PIa went to object to that
qUe8tiOD a8 80 limited t0 tW0 bU808, f%S ths SOaBOa tho AppliOuDt, the All AasriOen Bus LinS8, hwre in applying iQr.intorrtate oertlfioats and a5ka the Co~isrion to gfre him interstato petit whioh, if granted ufvlor frderal law, would aatherlze thvn to operate any numbor of tohfolev that thry oared to operate; it might bo'Owo or twenty or a huadred, depending on 'bwih688 and the QuoltiOn ought not to be 80 limited, and we objoot it on that ground.
"WE COURT: X Mdervtand the only matter at
1881~1 before is to 0Pervt.e on0 buv each wax*
WT. Uramm; That iv all Wo hate a8ksd to
oprrate.
WziB COURT: I orrrrule the objootlon.
Vs. Chrlvtophor: !iote an excrption, *5 kioaorablo George Ii. &qhea Pag8 6 * (imnO86) I a0 not belie7S YOU rpo!ild Be ablr
to tell any dirr~renoe ia the Mad by the two buuss operatint; over it or utthout then. There la more garrolin~ tax collootud tb2.n la spnr OIZ fho maiatensaos fUIld8; the Surplus ie sgoa: Zor ConaKmmtion, aew con- atruatlOn.n te0phaPls 6upylloa) Our QplnLoa 60. 0-4836 deli&t* the l xtmat of your authority over lnterat~ote aotor o(arrler#. Ia view of the fact that 8lnor the ieraaace of iateratate uchorlty,
thir decree you have granted All gaerleao and a4 late as January, 1943, provided thea at their request 8ix ldentirioetion plates, anb in view or the raot th@t the Yotor Traarportation Eivisloa of the Bails&ad CommisijioD is doing everything vlthin its poror faollltato motor oarrlera, both ia lator:rrtate mad latraatste .ooauwroe, during the pre8ont war, we @Sp a% Q 108s to understand All itQ~rlOCUl'S refusal to equip ito extra buaeim nith identlflostion plstes. iis to *1Mtk4w four notion aonstltutas aoatcmpt
thle, of oouree, is mm&thing w?.ich only the Court cm dooide. that you kr r: aCtin within the terma However it lr our 0 ii&a fnjueti0n rug B not Ln contempt thereor fr you ccorino your arrrats to those drivers who nay bo operating in lntruatate oome*oe or the opiisutora 0r oaOicie9 ai~lotk are in c3cOtw of cne daily eaoh nay.
Yhurr very tfuly, w wflpyf&zA, David W. Heath asuietant