Trinity Universal Ins. v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis
1938
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cited by 1 later decisions
December 1939
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
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““ * * * Prior to the enactment of the Missouri Bus and Truck Law (Laws of Missouri 1931 page 304, Mo.St.Ann. § 5264 et seq., p. 6679 et seq.), Kelsa Beane was engaged in the business of transporting freight for hire by motor vehicles. Upon the enactment of the Missouri Bus and Truck Law, Beane applied to the Missouri Public Service Commission for a certificate of convenience and necessity , to operate motor vehicles for hire as a common carrier over an irregular route. The certificate was granted December ' 31, 1932. At the time of the issuance of the certificate and in order to secure its issuance Beane filed with the Public Service Commission (which, for brevity, will be referred to hereafter as the Commission) a policy of liability insurance duly issued by the plaintiff company, by the general terms of which as found in the printed form of the policy, plaintiff insured Beane from October 15, 1932 to October 15, 1933, against loss by reason of liability imposed by law upon him for damages by reason of the ownership, maintenance and use of one truck, described as an ‘Indiana, 2 ton truck, motor number 6827/ to be used ‘for commercial purposes.’ * * * “A written application was made by Beane to the Commission for the issuance of the certificate of convenience and necessity. In that application he was required to give the description of the vehicles he proposed to operate under the requested certificate. The Indiana 2 ton truck, referred to above, was the only vehicle describe”
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