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Batangas Transportation Co. Vs. Cayetano Orlanes052 Phil 455

BATANGAS TRANSPORTATION CO., petitioner-appellant, vs. CAYETANO ORLANES, appellee.

G.R. No. L-28865 | 1928-12-19

D E C I S I O N


JOHNS, J.:

The questions presented involve a legal construction of the powers and duties of the Public Service Commission, and the purpose and intent for which it was created, and the legal rights and privileges of a public utility operating under a prior license.
It must be conceded that an autobus line is a public utility, and that in all things and respects, it is what is legally known as a common carrier, and that it is an important factor in the business conditions of the Islands, which is daily branching out and growing very fast.
Before such a business can be operated, it must apply for, and obtain, a license or permit...