Landis

This is a proceeding to review an order of the railroad commission requiring the petitioners to cease their operations as carriers of freight by motor truck between Los Angeles and the San Francisco bay region and intermediate points unless and until they have received a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in the Auto Stage and Truck Transportation Act of 1917. (Stats. 1917, p. 330, as amended Stats. 1929, p. 1894.)

In July, 1932, complaints were filed with the commission charging the petitioners and others with owning and operating automotive trucks for the transportation of property as common carriers over the highways of the state between fixed termini or over regular routes, to wit: Between Los Angeles and the San Francisco bay region and intermediate points. Answers were filed by the several carriers and after extended hearings the commission made the findings and order complained of. A petition for a rehearing ,was denied.

The present petition was filed on behalf of three of the fourteen carriers affected by the order. After the petition' herein was filed, the petitioner, Merle 0. Turner, doing business as the Turner Van & Storage Company, sold his…