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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATt-ORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**

G-CMu(N A-*I*-

. Ralkad Oonairsica di Tea8 Austia, **Tbxba**



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### the bp 1iaat, la ooopbmtlon vlth thaAluR0 ?reight Lb a, Peprermt4a to the oommission thbt a settlau~t and Oomponall~wrmgamint had been vorkbd out **between** them, aa the 00

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iallroad **00ml881ai** OS **TOXLI, tag@**  2

hand, and-their opponents la the aforesaid litlgCtian, am the 

### other hand, vhoreb & aotlcm 

### for rehowlng would 'be 3ll.d addrue ei to the ordos denying the appllcrrtlon ln **toto In**  whloh aa&& 

### roti= and in aonnrotioa

### thorovlth there vould k a dlrolrlmera8 to all part8 of the rpplloatloa **to** @lob 

### thbF*WI8 mt. OppoUtlai or potomtj rrrd

that, ii the OommlsslonVW vllling, the motlan 

### for rehuriag, M 

### to the tmooiitr8tsd pa&, oould be

uf= tad and, u to that put, a owtifloate oo d be 18ruedj and that than the Alamo t'reight

Llnsr vould take over the Rllte, oporrtedby WoCrary, and pay off oortda C.O.D. 

### olalme rhloh vo r* being r88ested 

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### M oCxwy and vhfoh renminrdunpaid and about vhioh 8evere oomplaintsvece being lodged with thlr Comml8- 8lOll ,--itbeing FODFe8~tad to thi8 oOmai88iCa that, in oameotion vlth thla motlan for rehemlng and dfrolaiaer**aad** the porslble 188uaaorof & oortlfloateu **to** what. ~a8 wprsamted to tm the mooateatod portion of the ~ro$osed route, there ~48 no protert or objeatlan from 8ayono**and** that the wttor had **bera** agreed upan a8 a oonrpromlao and rettlemrat.
"Thfamotion 8ad dl8olrlmarVia fi'flul, OF8 r02 the pwp ou8 0rthis o pinion, you may l 88uw that 'ituas illed,vithln the tvatf day8 next iollovi.ng

the eatry of the order ot do&l61 

### roiming the houlng rub8equent to the oonoluaiarof the **riorerald** llti~tlm,
"Thismotion md dlrb~lr Vu **ret** dovn for hea~irtg

befor. one of the Oomairrlaaer'rexamlne~a, whereum it developed that **Sunset Truok**  Lf.nes had not, fn faot, agreed to &tf 8wh growdure or, at least, olalmed that thby **nov4,** did agree to any auoh promdurs~ and they **ontored** their appearsnor aa protertbntr sad have rigor0~17 protestedthe prooedwe, both an the ilots end the IAV, claiming,among other thlngr, th8t

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**this CObiSSiOn**  **&S zl0**  **PWrr, OF**  authority to hold a **8erle8.of** rohoaringrjaad tbt, yhen the motion and di~olalmw vas ill.&, there 

### vat, ln fUt and ltt&v, l nW b~plio~tlt'n vhioh **V88** not in the fom OP in thr 8ub8t8aoo 

### roqubod br **the.St&Ute~** and that **this 00m~f88lar**  **&ad** no pnnm to heas the uttor Or to 

### deolde **md di8908L**  0r th0 Patter.

‘The oxamlnrr hwd the **motion** and **dlrolti** or and r~oommondedto the Oomisaic~ that the motion **be** grmted and that l 

### oertlfloat. **be 18-**  **Sued a8**  **to** the **SO-Odbd** UBOCikt@Sted portian 

### Of the rout&,--allover th8 prdtert of Suet Truak **-08,** ho.

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**“ Did**  **thr Com~lsrlon**  **have the**  **paver** &id authority to hear aad dl8po8e of the so-oalled mtlcm and dlsolaimer and the paver and authority to deoide and **d.lrpOse** of the **SW and**  **to 188UO:**  **the oUti?iOat~**  **M t0**  **the** So-otiOd **7XaOcp1-** taSt6d portlm; 

### or vu the order of denial **rob** loving theheuingyhioh **lf88** held **8Ub8OQXUlttO** the **Oozlo1USiOil of**  the lltl#tiQl **finsJ.** md OQIolaulv.in ruoh h8bianthatnO turthergrocadur. oould be hold in this 08u8.t

'Uo&ld a oortifioate188U.d ~WSU6IIt to th8 hewlq vhioh vu bid br tb18 0CdXEtSSi~ SUborquent to thr oaaolU8iaaof th. r?oPOraid liti@- tlai 0~6~'

the pPOtb8t Of hYi8.t 'h'Wk **Iat!iOS** et al, b 

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& void od 

### a mild oertlfiop or 8 U if""* 

### loah blo Oertlfloat~t
The U?ly hfStOl7 Of the appliOatiC+i io 

### qW8tiOll 18 SOt out in th. O&Se Of bUm8OtTX'UOk **3&M&,** fn0.r V'.

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Railroad Oomml88lcm **0r** tuu, tag0 0

road Coml8siaa lt al, 134 9. Y. (2d) 373. As YO under- &w the fbCt8, the FWilPUd 0~881CUl, l l PO&tit Of the abovo dOalSlo& held a 

### further hoeing cm Bald appllobtlon. Oa the Wlr:of uld hearfng, the Railroad 

### oozeml881~ entePUl an ordor an ?ebrue.ry20, 1910, denying the appuioatioa for b o- urrlw **oairi0w.** v0 fmther und8rrtaad that the 

### l pplloant filed 8 motion for
a rohurlnp **cad** also filed 

### a disolaime~

### as to I- **0r** .thePOUte8 u **Sat Out**  in the appllO8tlOa. Xour letter S~t68 that YO ISSY bSSUIIK4 tbt the &Of&X& fOP P&&Ph!tg md the dlsolalmerMd **filed** Yitb the Wlrorrd CO~SSiCQ **within** tv63ity

(20) day8 **r0ii0thg** th0 wry 0r th0 0-r denyl.nR

the 

### l ppllaation. 8ubrequently,it l pp8aPs that tha Railroaddonuisslaodld$rantamotloa for a re@arln~.

UO 8?0 

### Of th0 

### Op~lOZk tbt th0 !bitiord CO&&- .sian did ham the pww and authority, 

### uuderthe f8ots Set out herein, to hear and bi&po&* **or** the motial for a 

### rehurlng

. This 18 ISSOd **UpOn a**  **PUh** Of **the oOmai138iOII**  giving iILtOPO8tOd pUti tVOnty (20) day8 aftOP th6 ~IUtry or aa order to fllo a motion for a rehearing. Ia the oa88 or Sproles **Wotor** holght Line, Ino. et 81 Y. Smith et al, 130 8. W. **(ad)** 1087 (vrltmfwedj, the **Court** raid:

‘II Rval without the reoital above &obi in the order he~erfnvolved,the C0n~1lSai~ under it8 WI' PUNS giving LntereStOd pWtiO8 26 &yS 8ftOP tb Ont?y Of SUOh aZi order within vhioh to **iii0** a eiotlon **r0i** rehwrin& oould have **rot8ined** jUriSdiOti0Qo1.P the subjeotmatter **0r** its **order** to the oxtent **0r** hearing suoh motion. m8 ?tiO Ofth6 C@2UUiS810~ $8 **&et Out**  **Ln** SQIth P. IBid **%%UOfSP** b Storage O., Tax. Olr. App., 97 S. Y. (26) 991, 993, 8ad need not b8 ropeated here. Suoh 8 rule 18 JSM.if68tly not wer8onablo, is hir to 

### all **parties** ocsoorned, end affords the ComniSS1On aa opportunityupon a prop6r shoving to COlT6Ot w b?PO?S OP riStSkO8 ltmPLLLy hrW made in ltr orl&Ul order

. . .Rbllroad Co~alrrlaa of Tuu, **twr** 5

It iOiiW8 th8t if the Comm.iss1m 

### had theauthority to oonalder b-motion for l 

### rehearing, the order entered on 201 z::m 

### 1940, hS.nOt 

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SO a8 t0 pP6Ohd4 

### further the Oamulsrlai.
Wqdo not bell~evo that the quortlon of l 

### purport

### l doonq)roml84 ha8 raybeuingoprtho **QU48tiolrs hrnin**  **in** rolvod

. If,‘under 

### the law ad faots, the 

### appllc-mt was 

### entitled to have hi8 **oe?tiiiO~to** 

### granted, no 

### purported rpCreO

### ment or 0T OdSO would **inV'btid8t4 88id**  **OePtlfl~tO.** IIolther

**YO** d an agreement or **oompromlse** b&veen the 8ppll**o8nt** and other intmnst6d **~tI48~nlI&t4 a**  OertlflOat4 vhloh VU OthOl'V184 

### void:

We am unable to dotermino whether **or** not the 0OUllli4810~

had the authority cw 90veP to 188uO 8 oertlfl**oat6 b&Se&**  **upw** the **applioatlan in**  **QUOStiCSl. -the?,**  **VI** omnot determIne whether l uoh oertlfloat6 would be voidable, void or valid. The M&Ye?& to tdl484**qU48tiCQlS** dopend **UpOn** may faot lrsu19s vhloh **we** oan neither antlolpste 

### nor detrr**mine.**



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