Railroad Commission Texas v. United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc., appellee, filed an application with the Texas Railroad Commission requesting a certificate of convenience and necessity authorizing appellee to conduct intrastate operations as a common carrier of a limited class of general commodities. Stated generally, the application proposed a statewide, small-package pickup and delivery service in the nature of a parcel post service. The Commission dismissed the application "for want of jurisdiction" and appellee obtained judicial review of the Commissions final order by suit in the 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas. Appellants are the Commission and twenty-four interested motor carriers, defendant and intervenors respectively in the trial court.