Case Name: The Blue Bus Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1927-03-03
Citations: 5 Ohio Law Abs. 155
Docket Number: No. 20092
Parties: The Blue Bus Co. v. Public Utilities Commission.
Judges: Day, Allen, Kinkade, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., .concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 5
Pages: 155–157

Head Matter:
No. 20092
The Blue Bus Co. v. Public Utilities Commission.

Opinion:
MARSHALL, C. J.
1. Where the public utilities commission has authorized a motor bus operation but neglected at the time to make a formal order- or to issue the certificate, such hearing and determination constitutes the exercise of administrative -discretion and the formal order can be entered at a later daté. The omission to issue the certificate does not avoid the proceedings and the ministerial act of such issuance can likewise be performed at a later date.
2. Alleged irregularities and technical defects in the proceedings for the authorization and issuance of a certificate of convenience and necessity for a motor bus operation cannot be challenged by a protestant in a hearing for transfer of such certificate but must be brought to the attention of the commission in a separate proceeding upon complaint filed and five days notice thereof to the holder of such certificate and hearing thereon.
Order affirmed.
Day, Allen, Kinkade, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., .concur.