Case Information
*1 PL xi3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Ron. Jama 8. flldrry, Pago l4
trairlo #ought bl) thir l pplioant althea umuow88rlly latutulrq with the 1188 of r&l4 hi&w
general pobllo aring the 8-8 ror ordlau
gUr@O8@8.* All Jiawloan Bur Llnor 'Ino., ih. Dlrtrlot Court
illad rult No. 8T4, lo BqUJty, of tho Unit& 8tatea for the Vie8tbTB Dlrtrlot of T8xar at Aurtio aealn8t the Railroad Commbclon of T8xar reek- ing 8 permansnt lajuaotloa agalnnrt latrrremaoo r:th lJl tb atOr.-. if8 oprrbtiOn8 OV8F the ?OUtO dO8OrlbOd 8ald 8pplloatloo for a 08rtlfloate. Thlr lnjunotlon 1. In l ub0ta a0* uaa sought upon tour gmlndl, to-wit1 was ar ed that ah8n Congr.88 cmcrotod &for Car- rlor xat f a 19S6 rogulatlag tntorrtate motor ourlon hire and plaolng th8 8aaO UWbr th8 jurl@dlotlon of fh8 latorrtak.oom#roe 80mai88ion. it had 000Up18& the wholo fl816 ma that the.Rsllroad &d881QB or TOa8 a0 long- haa any jarl*4lotloa oom8rnlng lat8rrtrt8 ourlar8. 8. T&at aa emmlnor Sbr the Railroad Coaml8sloa had heard the l pplloatlon tiIe4 b All Amerloaa Bpi8 Liner, Ino., and that tertiaoay had no bean tTaMOrlbeb an4 rub- t mitt06 the Rsilroml Coaaioalon prior to the dealrX of tho oortltloat4~ Se Thrt tha tlndinar of S8OC Oontal1106 la ruoh orbor of dealal ware ln8atrlolent rapport sooh ardor. 4. That the riadiItft8 th8 Comb81011 ooatalaed la the ordor denying rppll~tloa to the highways wulb suppoP% the 8ddlt%OM1. ottsot tiorltloa of additional burdoa and that trattlo burdea would oeua8 an anroaaonrblo latwforoaor, trsfflo ln 080 of ruoh hi&my8 tho ordinary tr8tol&lry pub110 uoro l rbltrar aac4 tInresaonabl8 cad 88 a matter or fact th8 h ruoh trait10 6 *o?xld rapport burden and thet there wo d be a0 unrsaronablo latUrbr- l noo la tho Ia80 of th0 highway8 by ordlfircuy t?atoll~ ptlbllo.
Tho oaae rartrlsb it8 morita l mea& other thl 1. That al- OOurt found aa fOllO~8: thou&h not tied or the hearin the Elghway COIPPLi88loa Y Tb~88 had aovu sntusb any appbaranoo upon th8 pplloatlon for thb oertitloato, tho Iflghray Oom-
lplrslon ala not prohot antlq or 0~~080 thr oortlrloat8 e rppll8d for. e. That ho rroord of r prooeedingr botore Conmlrrloa had not boon or mbo arallablo to fh8 ikIllroad CoDlai88ioa fraasoribrd
prior or 8ub8epuont t0 trU d&O Of t&O 0~40~ dOnfI#g thr pplioatioa ,8nQ that the member8 of the 0Oaaf8siOn had revlowed or 8oon a trsJI8Oript th8 r8OOrd. 8. That notor Amerioaa Duo Llno8, Iao., had asoured an4 til8d with (ho Rdlroad COmmi88ioa propr iMuTsno8 5'0110108 8Oa hrd *3 I
Boa, Jamsa E. Xllday, Pad0 8
otforsd to pay tho 1100~8 $008 ~r~ridbd by tho TOXO8 Motor Wir Law and had 0rrOrod to ~uroharo ma pay iaMtifiOSt%On plater aa prorldbd by 8uoh lau. 4. That OpUstiOn of rFplioant”8 bU888 would mot to sly, rppreolable OXteat daMgo tho high&y8 and ruoh Op0ratlon ~0ttld WTOs8Oa8bly latOrrUO with t)u wo hlghwa by th0 ganoral ubllo US143 th. mm. fOT ordinary h T ghuay purp0008~ fh at It was OOnObaSa by tho part108 to aaid aotlon that tho permit vas dealod by tho Railroad Ooml8sloa on tho ground tnt- tlo ooaC*atlon.
Th8 OOlWt tilti OOIIO1U81OIW of law lnoladl~ toll0wlngr 1. Th0t tho yodcr81 Xotor Carrlu AOt thr Texas Motor Cerrler rot ate th8 C0nml88loa tha trarurlng of Stata of by motor bus08 eaq;r&rd 8XO1\u1tO- fho tThMpOrt8tiOn of per80 1 us lnt0r8tats. 2. That oatloa for a outl- t 0 order den i in@ pl8lntltt'8 rppl “p fiOSt8 wao vo d for fOlbUi4g MasOlLII (a) That the I Railroad Oomai8sloa aid aot a&o and tllo l dequat8.flaa-
l11g8 Of f&Ct* (b). That the hoar- mea OOadUOtOd by aa agent tho COSld88iOn in l basnoo Of th8 ~88iOllSr8 tho Ooumlralon eatorrd the ardor donylng th0 applloa- tlon without hsrlng l osn or ooarlddsred a tranrorlpt of th8 reoord. (a) Thrt tha aOtlOn of tho R8llroad Coa- ml88lon ln Ue4ily uas ubltrary urd Told be- pumlt 08U80 OOntrSrf fSOt8 88 8 HBttbr Oi law. Th8
roof lorvo8 no Too8 for roaronably oonoludin(l that lghwayr in qoortloa will bo appr6olably l tteotod to tho E pub110 prsjudioo operation Of plaintlff*B bUO88 OM l aoh way dolly.
The oourt thar0upoa in Maroh 1936, aterod a judmont perpetually enjoining tho Raliroad aorrarirsloa gr~ lnterrsrlly with tho spplloant All meloan BP8 Line@,
la 0 eratloa 0r 000 bus roh way dally ov8r r~ui; in q&IO&t oa, jodgmont prorldlac 8u0h ln- 1 junotlon Should pTOVOat any ruoh intOrfSrOaO0 fho pUt tha Railroad Conni8sloa ii takbn oa ooouat 0r th0 operatloa OS ruoh bU888 without a p8zait Of oertliloat8 from th8 Railroad ~od8slon oi Texas without hmtlry layrd SIk4 firmly tiX6d rrpOn the. iTOat ther8Of en ldon- tlf oatloa Plato dO8Orib8d la Seotlon 4 X. 8. lb8 OS s al&t L&g. Or T&MS, i&t CSiibd Se88iOIh re8pon88 thb
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Boa. tam08 IL ICllday, Page
"1. Is the Rellroaa Co7al8.lon, ooa- slderla~ the fladln~8 of taot by tho Court la OaSS Of fil AMTiOSa BU8 Lill.8, -0. fi E. 0. Thompson, at al, fio.594, in Equity, ln DiStriOt COWt Or vnited 8tetSS iOT the Fi88t8rn DiStTiOt Of Torso, Austin Dir18iOn. suthorlwd to SaOpt suoh iladings of tact ma0 Court t0 18hU8 t0 All ANrlOan Bu8 Llnoo, fno. aa lnt0rrtat0 OOrti~~O0tS of oon- renisnor and nOOO88lty WithOUt further aotiO8 and herrlry and without tUrth&T QrOO8Oding8') "8. Should the i~&iiTOIIa btlld88i00, bo:oro iSSUil4 suoh OSrtiriOSte to All AMTiOM &I8 ia?') Ina., r0qUirO All AWriO6a RUB Llnos, ., to Silo another appllostloa for an lnter- stats oertlfloate oonvsalea~8 nd naoos~lty, act sore0 ror hearlag, glro not100 thbr0Of to lntorortsd art108 and 00nau0t 8 boarlrq thereon, or ShOUu t ii 0 ~8ilTO8a Cozmi8slon oon8ldbr juament in tho’hll Ansrloaa Bur tlaor, Iao., var 3. 0. ThOmpSOn, ot al, as r08 ajudloata of euoh i&sues on hlphwcay oonditioa8 aad SdOpt the tlndlngo or Court in its rim1 Judfmmt as lta riaaings prooood to 1811~0 suoh inter- atsto oartltlorto or ooatonlrno8 end aooo8alty All Amerloaa Bus Lines Iao., without furthor aotioe and hsarlng, OOll8id8l’i~ it8 i8SUSnOO to be oontlauatlon proooeaing orl~laetrtl when tho All Aaerloen At8 line. illod it8 apgll- ostloa on Ssptbsbu e8, 193% and bar- 8uoh oertltloat8 suoh applioatlon?
*S. If it is dotsrmiBcd Rsllroed Co~isslon ShOtid require All An;OriOSn Bus Lines, Ino. to rile Mother spplloatlon, ret 8am hearing, 18f3l~ nOti t0 int6~8tt3d QSTti.8, eto., vihst would be the propu 183u88 to do- termhad by the Conalsalon ln suoh prcO0edlngl" in Bubso~uont the trial of tho above 06~88, the 0880 of Thosp8oa 18. ~ofoDonSld, 96 Pod. (Rd) @sv, oartlorarl Cenled, held that the YOtor Carrlu AOt OS 1933 passe8 by 74th Con&r&Se had not ~Up@r88dSd Artiols Qllb, Vornoa~s Civil Ststutc8, being tho Texar Comaon Cerrler Xot0r Carrier Law, rar as pouer
7s7 Bon. fameb K. Kildry, Pam 6
oi the LirIlroad Co~lrsion oi Tow8 to invaatl~atb rad pa68 upon thb 6uffIol~no of thb prrtloulm h;Fh- I o burdun was oonoormd. ray to rtond ths added traff The s(rmb xould of oourso bo tnts as to the Motor Bus Ca?rls? hot of T~xar whloh is Artlo 9116, Ysroon~s civil StatPtbS. The Au&tin and moo Courts Cirll App0818 have rollOwed tha holding of the LioDonald oass in 6 uurpbO? Of OaSaS, I6 808~ 0s WhIOh Wit6 Of 6??6?
wars dsnlad. ft is apparent thereion that as developed by subasqosnt holdIn@ of ppsllata oourts oonolusloo.
oi the Psdurrrl Dlotrtot Cotwt In sala 08~60 No.6PI that the Podor hot had ntI?bl 6upbrStded the Tsras was In port ?rOn6o\l8. bh& 0 r It mby b6 thet lnabpaaoy of the flodlA&a fact the Railroad Oodsslon and Sallu?e of the Coaml6rIoa inrpeot or oonsI&sr a trsn8orlgt of the reoord in the proooeding wa# SUSCI- OiUat g?OWd.: to? 8Ottbg a8idO fhb O?dO? th6 COZL- mil.~l.~~~~~n9lu~ the rr?tIfIoato $0 irmerloaa Etu
it 16 qusrtlonsblb ~that suoh mCto?U bould
h8rb :oastiiutbd 8 lbeal gound for the ~66rrrl Dirtriot Oourt l ntb r a pan8anent lnjunotlon b@n8t latbrter- bnoe ulth ths oprratlons til Ambrloua Eus tlnss, x60. or do more then simply set 88ide the ardor thb Conmlsolon.
Xowetb?, it must be borne In mind that thI6 ju&mcvIt was not appealed frost and beorw final, sad 86 6tb aot aoTf ooaoernbd with ~6~0 quertioas sb to rhsths? DIrtrIot b??O? $6 bnt?t Of SUOh COUrt W8i8Iitted jU&pIbIit unl686 ruoh brror ~8 suoh 68 to rbnder @lf.meat wholly told and subjaot to oollst6rsl rttaok. Tmthbr- more, it must be kept In mind that the above ~brb oal9 a part ot oonolobIolu upon whloh the judt?Mnt Was f oundcd l OS 6 oourt of reoord void
?ihatha? 8 judp,smt go;;;dable aurt doteraIned iron en Inspaotlon
It the reoord In a partloular oasa d160108b6 oo&t ?bnde?in( judp,aant tbsroin we8 without jurlsdlotlon, str~po Is void and open to ditaok in a 00118tbral Qro- ooedlng; It St do.8 not, thb Judgment 1s mersly roidablb oan ba ettaaked 0019 In 8 dlreot probb6dine. Cshret T. Iietkar, 66 S. ::. 700 by the Cosdssion OS App-lb RInggold 1. Crshaa, 13 9. S. (&d) N6 by fhs Commlse 1 06 9u?ths?ao?r, In ordb? for 6 $adtzm@nt to bb o? hpprals~ rubjeot oollatoral atteak, reoord murt l fflwUtlVr~9 show that it6 jurI6dlotIoa did not attach thb patiiOUl@J? saaa. state L!ortgac.a Co?poratlon tr Ludwig, 48 Se 1. (zd1
758 %On. t86lbS I(. 1[116b9, PO40 6
@bO, by the Suprew Court,
&60% the ~roPod6 U?c6d thb oomplainaot in said oauso lUo.674 was that the fIn4Ines of frot OOntaiMd irr th. O?db? Of dbniti UO?b iaSUfflOi.at to SU~pO?t Suoh O?db? lad that i0 &'a?tiOUlS? the findill to bffbOt that th@ hic;hr696 WOUld not 6u port thb burden Sd that thb -06 P tion rddltiozml traffio 6ddltlon6l tT6ffib burden roold 06U66 6U Unroa6onablo ia thb USb Of suoh hi@W896 thb o?dinei? int.?t.?bnOS t?aVblli6# pub110 WO~O rbltrrrf, WjUSt and U6?6660~8b I b Iknb tbt 66 6 Mttb? Or r6Ot hi&I@Y# ~OtIhi SUpp?t SUoh sddbd traffio burden bnd thO?b would a6 Tho 0660 6u8t6inbd tho oi trial the UZt?688Ollab~O iptb?fo?baOb the ordinary trarbM.n@ pubbtib. that Fadrrsl Dirt? ot Oou?t in i6 [6] thb highma Of thb U86 oontontloa r by 6nd Pa6db finding6 SUb#t6~ti61~~ t0 that bffbOt.
Wb take thb follorSng laa@la6b trap the oplnlon 0660 Oi %a?th l’bX86 Ohlof JUstlOb M6~lOndO!l Coaoh Compeay ~1)~ ~ortoa, BS Sr OS. (6d) X66:
“An ordor dbaylzq c pbrmlt nay br arbltrar9 for 6 variety Or r666066, rhloh 4o.not Sif6Ot tahenrrt rl ht pbroit. ~.atifOSt~~ tha whbn 6D orbOr f 66t 681dS Uwll 6 @‘OUIk4 Of this oharsoto?, thb 6~~~iO6t~O~ ?WpbMd tiiO?b thb ooaalselon, t0 k heard Sad dbtb,linrd upon lt6 morlts. aSi’l?Oad OOldS~iOn ta 86 id TTanS;t 661. vhwou, Co. (Tbx. aire hpp.), 96 S. it. (Rd P ho*r+W the sdjudlortlon 16 UpOn thb @tb?itS Of phoatioa, and order !tIg pbrait ~26 66 66140 apon tho @Om4 that "I ? ho Sppl106nt 66 6 Mttb? Or lw, PbZdt 866 bntitlbd AothiUg loft to? thb OOW6i.6@106 t0 p666 duty granting the pbrmlf 60~0 we Y’ up~a tho 6ommlssIoa."
A6 alreedy indiO@tod, ~0 6?6 IlOt OOnO.?nbd uitb quWtiOn6 68 Uhbthb? OOUrt 6tbTbl.J OOaaitted rrlrlng at bntbrinp, thb judgwnt.
brror bb if thb rviclenoe rdauoed bafO?b the RaIlro$ %- ldS@iOa W66 b6 pl’QV@ that hi&us in QU66tiO6 W6ff r 6 SIid woald bo dam ad by th6 6ddltfon61 thb um oi suoh h 4hU696 by &bM?d pub110 Would f bb i&¶t~?fW?Sd With 60 OO~O~USIVO~~ that ?0860n#bib mind6 *7 C 7.59
Bon. James IL Klldry, Pacb V therorrom tho judqmnt was b
oo?Al.d not dim? 6O??OOt On0 and Would hat. bb6n ?OYO?664 On SQ- porlr Wo find it unn60.008?9 howeror to dotoralno 6OtiOn ThO Stat0 WI6 8 QS?tJ tbt QWStiOn. 00 SppO61 W68 t@kOn from thb OOUTt'S judebnt, it rb:dy6? bbb6 66t 6ldb O? SttaOkbd i.6 dlreot p?O- Thb Court had ju?l6dlation and the judgment w88 not'rold ena subjaot OO~~StbT6~ attaok and Stat0 18 bouad by It. Fram the 8bOvO lt 16 SQ a- rent that Up06 tho SppliOStiO6 whloh i6 Still pen4 ne, P Comd6slon osnnot ntor 811 order donylng oertiri00tb of oonvbnlbnob and mobsalty and atop operations of Ambrloan RUS Lima, Iao., whothbr Nlth or without aotiob o? hearing. Thb bbovo Ju@abnt 8djUdiO6t6 Of th@ tight Of AI1 kSOTiOt2B BUS LiM6, go?66 undb? the pending ap- ., reoairo tho OOTtifiOStb plloatlon. The SQQliO@~t bmtlbd t0 it6 OaTtlfl- O&b without filing buy othb? 6pplIoation bud without To mold ~U66tiOU6, any furthor WtiOOS O? hb6Ti~Sr $I& thb fUtU?b 66 t0 th6 St6tU6 Of Ai1 hLbTiO6U BUS Llnos, Ino., SU~66ted tho OOT- UpOn’ iS@U~ ti$iO~te tho Hail?064 ~OUd66iOn obtain SrOr A.l1). hS?- InO., 6 PTittO6 6OCbpt66Ob th6 666i6. 10~ BUS LhibS,
1OU?S VU.9 t?Ulf ATTORNEY GEHXRAL Of TRXAS Glean R. teW16 A68i6t66t ATTOBNEY GEA'ERAL OP TX2.C