Jeff Mcclurg v. Yanke Machine Shop

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Logan County confirming three orders of the Commerce Commission involving the separate applications of three motor carriers for certificates of convenience and necessity to operate between Peoria and Lincoln via Morton. The several applications were made by Illinois Highway Transportation Company, hereafter called Highway, Illini Coach Company, Inc., hereafter called Illini, and the Black Hawk Motor Transit Company. Subsequently, Illinois Greyhound Lines, Inc., hereafter referred to as Greyhound, was substituted for the Black Hawk Motor Transit Company. The Illinois Terminal Railroad Company, hereafter called Terminal, entered its appearance and participated in each case. Although the cases were consolidated for hearing, the commission entered separate orders (1) granting a certificate to Illini and denying the applications of (2) Highway and (3) Greyhound. Appeals from each order of the commission were eventually consolidated Page 612 in a single cause in the circuit court of Logan County. The present appeal was perfected by Highway under section 69 of the Public Utilities Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1949, chap. 111 2/3, par. 73.) Highway appeals from the part of the judgment confirming the orders denying its application and granting the application of Illini. Terminal has joined in the appeal but only with respect to the confirmation of the commissions order granting a certificate to Illini. No appeal has been prosecuted by Greyhound, and the denial of its application need not be further considered.