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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Ron. Jama 8. flldrry,Pago l4
trairlo #ought bl)thir lpplioantalthea umuow88rlly
latutulrq with the 1188 of the r&l4 hi&w
general pobllo aring the 8-8 ror ordlau
gUr@O8@8.* All JiawloanBur Llnor 'Ino.,
illad rult No. 8T4, lo BqUJty, in ih. Dlrtrlot Court
of tho Unit& 8tatea for the Vie8tbTBDlrtrlot of T8xar
at Aurtio aealn8t the Railroad Commbclon of T8xar reek-
ing 8 permansnt lajuaotloa agalnnrt latrrremaoo r:th
if8 oprrbtiOn8 OV8F the ?OUtO dO8OrlbOd lJl tb atOr.-.
8ald 8pplloatloo for a 08rtlfloate. Thlr lnjunotlon
uaa sought upon tour gmlndl, to-wit1 1. In lub 0ta a 0*
it was ar ed that ah8n Congr.88 cmcrotodthe&for Car-
rlor xatf a 19S6 rogulatlag tntorrtatemotor ourlon for
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-
or haa any jarl*4lotloa oom8rnlng lat8rrtrt8 ourlar8.
8. T&at aa emmlnor Sbr the Railroad Coaml8sloa had
heard the l pplloatlon tiIe4 b All AmerloaaBpi8 Liner, Ino.,
and that the tertiaoay had not bean tTaMOrlbeb an4 rub-
mitt06 to the Rsilroml Coaaioalon prior to the dealrX of
tho oortltloat4~ Se Thrt tha tlndinar of S8OC Oontal1106
la ruoh orbor of dealal ware ln8atrlolent to rapport
sooh ardor. 4. That the riadiItft8 of th8 Comb81011
ooatalaed la the ordor denying 8uoh rppll~tloa to the
ottsot that the highwayswulb not suppoP% the 8ddlt%OM1.
trattlo burdoa and that the tiorltloa of tho additional
trsfflo burdea would oeua8 an anroaaonrblo latwforoaor,
ln the 080 of ruoh hi&my8 by tho ordinary tr8tol&lry
pub110 uoro lrbltrar aac4 tInresaonabl8 cad that 88 a
matter or fact th8 h 6 *o?xld rapport ruoh trait10
burden and thet there wo d be a0 unrsaronablo latUrbr-
lnoo la tho Ia80 of th0 highway8 by the ordlfircuy t?atoll~
ptlbllo.
Tho oaae rartrlsb on it8 morita and lmea &
other thl 8 the OOurt found aa fOllO~8: 1. That al-
thou&h notY tied or the hearin the Elghway COIPPLi88loa
of Tb~88 had aovu sntusb any appbaranoo upon th8
lpplloatlon for thb oertitloato, and tho Iflghray Oom-
lplrslon ala not prohot or 0~~080 thr antlq of the
oortlrloat8 le rppll8d for. e. That r ho rroord of th8
prooeedingr botore the Railroad Conmlrrloa had not boon
fraasoribrd or mbo arallablo to fh8 ikIllroadCoDlai88ioa
prior or 8ub8epuont t0 trU d&O Of t&O 0~40~ dOnfI#g thr
lpplioatioa ,8nQ that the member8 of the 0Oaaf8siOn had
notor revlowed or 8oon a trsJI8Oript of th8 r8OOrd. 8. That
All Amerioaa Duo Llno8, Iao., had asoured an4 til8d with
(ho Rdlroad COmmi88ioa propr iMuTsno8 5'0110108 8Oa hrd
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 for
iaMtifiOSt%On plater aa prorldbd by 8uoh lau. 4. That
the OpUstiOn of the rFplioant”8 bU888 would mot to sly,
rppreolable OXteat daMgo tho high&y8 and that ruoh
Op0ratlon ~0ttldnot WTOs8Oa8bly latOrrUO with t)u wo
of 8uoh hlghwa 8 by th0 ganoral ubllo US143 th. mm.
fOT ordinary hTghuay purp0008~ fh at It was OOnObaSa by
tho part108 to aaid aotlon that tho permit vas not
dealod by tho Railroad Ooml8sloa on tho ground of tnt-
tlo ooaC*atlon.
Th8 OOlWt tilti OOIIO1U81OIWof law lnoladl~
the toll0wlngr 1. Th0t tho yodcr81 Xotor Carrlu AOt
thr Texas Motor 808 Cerrler rot
ate to th8 Railroad C0nml88loa
tha trarurlng of the Stata of
by motor bus08 eaq;r&rd8XO1\u1tO-
1 in fho tThMpOrt8tiOn of per80 us lnt0r8tats. 2. That
ti0 order den in@ pl8lntltt'8 rppl“poatloa for a outl-
fiOSt8 wao voId for tho fOlbUi4g MasOlLII (a) That the
Railroad Oomai8sloa aid aot a&o and tllo l dequat8.flaa-
l11g8Of f&Ct* (b). That the hoar- mea OOadUOtOd by aa
agent Of tho COSld88iOn in the lbasnoo Of th8 ~88iOllSr8
and tho Ooumlralon eatorrd the ardor donylng th0 applloa-
tlon without h sr lnglosn or ooarlddsreda tranrorlpt of
th8 reoord. (a) Thrt tha aOtlOn of tho R8llroad Coa-
ml88lon ln Ue4ily the pumlt uas ubltrary urd Told be-
08U80 OOntrSrf t0 tho fSOt8 88 8 HBttbr Oi law. Th8
roof lorvo8 no Too8 for roaronablyoonoludin(l that th8
E lghwayrinqoortloawill bo appr6olablyltteotod to tho
pub110 prsjudiooby the operation Of plaintlff*B
bUO88
OM laoh way dolly.
The oourt thar0upoa in Maroh 1936, laterod a
judmont perpetually enjoining tho Raliroad aorrarirsloa
gr~ lnterrsrlly with tho spplloant All meloan BP8 Line@,
la the 0 eratloa 0r 000 bus lroh way dally ov8r the
r~ui; in q&IO&t 1oa, tho jodgmontprorldlacthat 8u0h ln-
junotlonShould pTOVOat any ruoh intOrfSrOaO0 on fho pUt
of tha Railroad Conni8sloa ii takbn oa looouat 0r th0
operatloa OS ruoh bU888 without a p8zait Of oertliloat8
from th8 Railroad ~od8slon oi Texas or without hmtlry
618 layrd SIk4 firmly tiX6d rrpOnthe.iTOat ther8Of en ldon-
tlfsoatloa Plato dO8Orib8d la Seotlon 4 of X. 8. lb8 OS
the al&t L&g. Or T&MS, i&t CSiibd Se88iOIh
You reQue8t our 0plnlolI in re8pon88 to thb
tOllOWb@ qU68tfOlWt
,
Boa. tam08 IL ICllday,Page 4
"1. Is the Rellroaa Co7al8.lon, ooa-
slderla~ the fladln~8 of taot by tho Court la
the OaSS Of fil AMTiOSa BU8 Lill.8, -0. fi
E. 0. Thompson, at al, fio.594,in Equity, ln
the DiStriOt COWt Or the vnited 8tetSS iOT
the Fi88t8rnDiStTiOt Of Torso, Austin Dir18iOn.
suthorlwd to SaOpt suoh iladings of tact ma0
by tho Court and 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 of oonvsalea~8 lnd naoos~lty,
act sore0ror hearlag, glro not100 thbr0Of to
lntorortsd art108 and 00nau0t 8 boarlrq thereon,
or ShOUu t ii0 ~8ilTO8a Cozmi8slon oon8ldbr th8
juament in tho’hll Ansrloaa Bur tlaor, Iao.,
var 3. 0. ThOmpSOn, ot al, as r08 lajudloata
of euoh i&sues on hlphwcayoonditioa8 aad SdOpt
the tlndlngo or the Court in its rim1 Judfmmt
as lta riaaings and prooood to 1811~0 suoh inter-
atsto oartltlorto or ooatonlrno8 end aooo8alty
to All Amerloaa Bus Lines Iao., without furthor
aotioe and hsarlng, OOll8id8l’i~ it8 i8SUSnOO
to be 8 oontlauatlon or tho proooeaing orl~laetrtl
when tho All Aaerloen At8 line. illod it8 apgll-
ostloa on Ssptbsbu e8, 193% and bar- 8uoh
oertltloat8on suoh applioatlon?
*S. If it is dotsrmiBcd that the Rsllroed
Co~isslon ShOtid require All An;OriOSnBus Lines,
Ino. to rile Mother spplloatlon, ret 8am for
hearing, 18f3l~ nOti t0 int6~8tt3d QSTti.8,
eto., vihstwould be the propu 183u88 to be do-
termhad by the Conalsalon ln suoh prcO0edlngl"
Bubso~uont to the trial of tho above 06~88, in
the 0880 of Thosp8oa 18. ~ofoDonSld, 96 Pod. (Rd) @sv,
oartlorarl Cenled, it 808 held that the YOtor Carrlu AOt
OS 1933 passe8 by the 74th Con&r&Se had not ~Up@r88dSd
Artiols Qllb, Vornoa~s Civil Ststutc8, being tho Texar
Comaon Cerrler Xot0r Carrier Law, in 80 rar as the 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-
ray to rtond ths added traff I o burdun was oonoormd.
The s(rmbxould 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 of Cirll
App0818 have rollOwed tha holding of the LioDonaldoass
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 l ppsllata oourts the oonolusloo.
oi the Psdurrrl Dlotrtot Cotwt In sala 08~60 No.6PI that
the Podor hot had lntI?bl 6upbrStded
the Tsras not
was In port l?rOn6o\l8. bh&r0 It mby b6
thet lnabpaaoy
of the flodlA&a of fact by the RailroadOodsslon and
the Sallu?e of the Coaml6rIoa to inrpeot or oonsI&sr
a trsn8orlgtof the reoord in the proooeding wa# SUSCI-
OiUat g?OWd.: to? 8Ottbg a8idO fhb O?dO? Of th6 COZL-
mil.~l.~~~~~n9lu~ the rr?tIfIoato$0 All irmerloaaEtu
it 16 qusrtlonsblb~that suoh mCto?U bould
h8rb :oastiiutbd8 lbeal gound for the ~66rrrl Dirtriot
Oourt to lntb r a pan8anent b@n8t
lnjunotlon latbrter-
bnoe ulth ths oprratlons or til Ambrloua Eus tlnss, x60. or
do more then simply set 88ide the ardor of thb Conmlsolon.
Xowetb?, it must be borne In mind that thI6 ju&mcvItwas
not appealed frostand beorw final, sad 86 6tb aot aoTf
ooaoernbd with ~6~0 quertioas sb to rhsths? thb DIrtrIot
COUrt W8i8Iitted
b??O? $6 the bnt?t Of SUOh jU&pIbIit
unl686 ruoh brror ~8 suoh 68 to rbnder the @lf.meat
wholly told and subjaot to oollst6rslrttaok. Tmthbr-
more, it must be kept In mind that the above ~brb oal9
a part ot the oonolobIoluupon whloh the judt?MntWas
f o u ndc d l
?ihatha?8 OS 6 oourt of reoord 18 void
judp,smt
go;;;dable aurt be doteraIned iron en Inspaotlon of the
It the reoord In a partloular oasa d160108b6that
the oo&t ?bnde?in(judp,aant tbsroin we8 without jurlsdlotlon,
the str~po Is void and open to ditaok in a 00118tbral Qro-
ooedlng; It St do.8 not, thb Judgment 1s mersly roidablb
and 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 Commlse106
o? hpprals~ 9u?ths?ao?r, In ordb? for 6 $adtzm@ntto bb
rubjeot to oollatoral atteak, thb reoord murt lfflwUtlVr ~9
show that it6 jurI6dlotIoadid not attach 16 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 by thb oomplainaot
in said oauso lUo.674 was thatthe fIn4Inesof 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 the bffbOt that th@ hic;hr696WOUld not 6u port thb
rddltiozml traffio burden Sd that thb -06 P tion of the
6ddltlon6l tT6ffib burden roold 06U66 6U Unroa6onablo
int.?t.?bnOS ia thb USb Of suoh hi@W896 by thb o?dinei?
t?aVblli6# pub110 WO~Olrbltrrrf, WjUSt and U6?6660~8bIb
Iknb tbt 66 6 Mttb? Or r6Ot the hi&I@Y# ~OtIhi SUpp?t
SUoh sddbd traffio burden bnd that thO?b would be a6
UZt?688Ollab~Oiptb?fo?baOb
i6 thb U86 Of thb highma 6 by
the ordinarytrarbM.n@ pubbtib. Tho Fadrrsl Dirt? r ot
Oou?t in the trialoi tho 0660 6u8t6inbd that oontontloa
6nd Pa6db finding6 SUb#t6~ti61~~ t0 thatbffbOt.
Wb take thb follorSng laa@la6b trap the oplnlon
Of Ohlof JUstlOb M6~lOndO!l in tho 0660Oi %a?th l’bX86
CoaohCompeay ~1)~ ~ortoa, BS Sr OS. (6d) X66:
“An ordor dbaylzq c pbrmlt nay br arbltrar9
for 6 variety Or r666066, rhloh 4o.not Sif6Ot
tha tahenrrt rl ht to tho pbroit. ~.atifOSt~~
whbn 6D orbOr f 8 66t 681dS Uwll 6 @‘OUIk4 Of this
oharsoto?, thb 6~~~iO6t~O~ 16 ?WpbMd tiiO?b thb
ooaalselon,
t0 k heard Sad dbtb,linrd upon lt6
morlts. aSi’l?Oad ta 86 id TTanS;t
OOldS~iOn
Co. (Tbx. aire 96 S. it. (RdP 661.
hpp.), vhwou,
ho*r+W the sdjudlortlon16 UpOn thb @tb?itS Of
thb 6 phoatioa, and the order 46 !tIg tho pbrait
~26 66 ? 66140 apon tho @Om4 that "Iho Sppl106nt
866 bntitlbd t0 the PbZdt 66 6 Mttb? Or lw,
AothiUg 16 loft to? thb OOW6i.6@106 t0 p666
and the duty of the granting the pbrmlf 60~0 Y’ we
up~a tho 6ommlssIoa."
A6 alreedy indiO@tod,~0 6?6 IlOt OOnO.?nbd uitb
the quWtiOn6 68 to Uhbthb? the OOUrt 6tbTbl.J OOaaitted
brror in l rrlrlng at and bntbrinp,thb judgwnt.
bb that if thb rviclenoerdauoedbafO?b the RaIlro$ %-
ldS@iOa W66 6uoh b6 to pl’QV@that thb hi&us in QU66tiO6
woald not bo dam ad by th6 6ddltfon61 W6ff r6 SIidthat
thb um oi suoh hf4hU696 by the &bM?d pub110 Would not
bb i&¶t~?fW?Sd With 60 OO~O~USIVO~~that ?0860n#bib mind6
C
7.59
Bon. James IL Klldry, Pacb V
oo?Al.dnot dim? therorrom that tho judqmnt was b
6O??OOt On0 and Wouldnot hat. bb6n ?OYO?664 On SQ-
porlr Wo find it unn60.008?9 howerorto dotoralno
tbt QWStiOn. ThO Stat0 WI6 8 QS?tJ t0 thb 6OtiOn
00 SppO61W68 t@kOn from thb OOUTt'S judebnt, and it
rb:dy6? bbb6 66t l6ldbO? SttaOkbd i.6 6 dlreotp?O-
Thb Court had ju?l6dlationand the judgment
w88 not'roldena subjaot to OO~~StbT6~ attaok and
the Stat0 18 bouad by It. Fram the 8bOvO lt 16 SQ a-
rent that Up06 tho SppliOStiO6 whloh i6 Still pen4Pne,
thb Railroad Comd6slon osnnot lntor 811order donylng
6 oertiri00tb of oonvbnlbnob and mobsalty and atop
the operations of All Ambrloan RUS Lima, Iao., whothbr
Nlth or withoutaotiob o? hearing. Thb bbovo Ju@abnt
go?66 8djUdiO6t6 Of th@ tight Of AI1 kSOTiOt2B BUS LiM6,
., to reoairo tho OOTtifiOStb undb? the pendingap-
plloatlon. The SQQliO@~t 18 bmtlbd t0 it6 OaTtlfl-
O&b without bud without
filingbuy othb?6pplIoation
any furthor WtiOOS O? hb6Ti~Sr To mold ~U66tiOU6,
$I& thb fUtU?b 66 t0 th6 St6tU6 Of Ai1 hLbTiO6U BUS
Llnos,Ino.,it 16 SU~66ted that UpOn’ iS@U~ tho OOT-
~OUd66iOnobtain
ti$iO~te tho Hail?064 SrOr A.l1).hS?-
10~ BUS LhibS, InO., 6 PTittO6 6OCbpt66Ob Of th6 666i6.
1OU?S VU.9 t?Ulf
ATTORNEY
GEHXRALOf TRXAS
GleanR. teW16
A68i6t66t
ATTOBNEY GEA'ERALOP TX2.C