Louisiana Oilfield Carriers Ass'n, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
Decision Date | 20 August 1973 |
Docket Number | No. 52880,52880 |
Citation | 281 So.2d 698 |
Parties | LOUISIANA OILFIELD CARRIERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. |
Court | Louisiana Supreme Court |
Harold R. Ainsworth, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.
Guillory, McGee & Mayeux, Donald L. Mayeux, Robert K. Guillory, Eunice, Charles H. Finley, Lafayette, Marshal Brinkley, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
This matter is before us on appeal by Louisiana Public Service Commission from a judgment of the district court setting aside Order No. 10,625 of the Commission, granting Joseph E. Guidry a limited certificate of public convenience and necessity to haul oilfield equipment and supplies by motor vehicle.
The facts pertinent to the appeal are these:
Since 1963, Joseph E. Guidry has been in the 'hot shot' hauling business, providing fast truck delivery service for small shipments of oilfield, gasfield, pipeline, and refinery equipment and supplies in and around Lafayette. Such shipments consist of no more than 1,500 pounds. Guidry worked for Younger Brothers, J. C. Duke, and Howard Trucking Companies. In 1966, Guidry purchased his own trucks and equipment and leased them to these carriers.
On May 1, 1970, he entered into a contract with Howard Trucking Company, whereby Howard Trucking leased Guidry's trucks. Guidry provided 'hot shot' service and received seventy-five (75%) per cent of the revenue. Twenty-five (25%) of the revenue was retained by Howard Trucking for the use of its permit, cost of insurance, and paper work.
In July, 1970, Guidry applied to the Louisiana Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The application was opposed by Louisiana Oilfield Carriers Inc. and other motor carriers. The Commission granted a limited certificate, authorizing the following:
An appeal was taken to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for East Baton Rouge Parish from the order of the Commission. The district court set aside the order, rendering judgment against the Louisiana Public Service Commission and intervenor Guidry.
In this appeal to this Court, the Commission and intervenor Guidry attack the judgment of the district court on the following grounds:
'(1) The district court erred in failing to give the decision of the commission great weight when there was some evidence upon which the commission could reasonably base its determination with respect to the application for certificate of public convenience and necessity and further erred in finding that the commission's action was arbitrary and capricious.
'(2) The district court erred in holding that the evidence presented did not clearly show that the public convenience and necessity would be materially promoted by the issuance of a certificate to Guidry.'
The Louisiana Oil Field Carriers Association asserts that the order of the Louisiana Public Service Commission was correctly reversed by the district court, in that the order was arbitrary and founded on no substantial evidence.
The question presented is whether the district court properly set aside...
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