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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Public Service Commission of Utah v. Wycoff Co.
Citation:
344 U.S. 237 (1952)Facts
Wycoff Company, Inc. held a certificate from the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing transportation of motion picture films and newsreels. The company transported these materials between various points, including locations within Utah. Wycoff filed suit in federal district court seeking declaratory judgment that its carriage between Utah points constituted interstate commerce and requesting an injunction preventing the Utah Public Service Commission from interfering with such transportation. The complaint alleged the Commission threatened to stop Wycoff’s operations, but offered no evidence of any past, pending, or threatened specific action by the Commission. The Commission answered that the transportation was intrastate commerce and specifically denied any intent to interfere with interstate commerce. The District Court found no interference had been made or threatened and dismissed the complaint, but the Court of Appeals reversed on the merits of whether the transportation constituted interstate commerce.
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