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Record No. 3186 In the Supren1e Court of Appeals of Virginia at Richmond VIRGINIA ST AGE LINES, INC., V. COMMONWEALTH OF, VIRGINIA, ETC. FROM 1'F1 I~ S'J'ATE COR.P OR,\ TlON COMMISSION OF VIBOlNIA, RULE 14. ~5. N Ul\lBER OF COPms ·1·0 n~ P rum AND D ELIVF.Rl•:O TO Orros I~G Cou~sm.. Twenty <.:opiC>s of earb brief shall be filed with the cl('rk of the eourt, and nt least two copies mailed or de livered to opposing counsC'l 011 or before the clay on wltid1 the brief is fi led. ~.G. S1 zr-: A~'i) 'fYPF. Bric>fs 8-hall lie nine inehes in length ::md six inches in width, so as to <·onforrn in dimensions to t he printc•d re('ord, a nd ~lrnll he pl'intt1 d in type not less in size, ns to height a nd wid U1, than the• type in wltieli the reeonl is printc•tl. The record umubc>r of the. case and 1rnmes. of coun sel shall he pr inted OH 1hL' front <:'O\'C' t' of all brief~. :i\I. B. \\TNl'TS, Clerk. Court opens at S :30 a. m. ; Adjourns at 1 :00 p. m. 11, VA-JObfo RULE 14-BRIEFS 1. Form and contents of a ppellant's brief. T h e ope n ing brief o f t he appellan t ( or the petit ion for appeal wl!c u adopted as the opening brief) shall con tain : (a) A s u bjec t inc.lex and tal1lc oi c ita t ions w ith cas es alphabetically arranged. Citations of V irginia cas es mus t refer to t he Virginia Repor b and, in addition, m ay r d <!r to o t he r reports containing s uch case!'. (b) ,\ brief s tattmcu t of tlie mater ial pr oceedings in the .lower court, th e errors as:;ig nt'd, a nd the lJllc~t ion,- involved iu the appeal. ( c) A clea r a n d concis e s tat ement of the facts, wit h references to the pages oi th e recor1 w her e there i~ any pos~il>ility that t he othe r side may q ues tion the s ta te ment. \\ hen : the fac ts :.re conu·ovcrted it s hou ld be so stated . ( d ) A r g ument i11 s upl',>-or t of t h e p ositio u of appella nt. T h e brief , hall be sigued by a t leas t one a tto rney p ract icing in th is cou r t. giving his add res,. The a ppellan t mar adopt the pl't ition ior appeal as Ii i~ open ing br ief by so s ta ting in t he petit ion, o r by giving to oppllsi11g co tll1scl wr it ten notict! o f s uc h intention within fi ,·e d a ys of the r eceipt by ap1Jella 11 t o f t he printed r ecord, a nd by fil ing a c upy of su ch notice with th<' clerk of the court. :--/o a lJ.,gcd error not s pecifi ed in the opening hri,· f or petitio n fur a ppeal s hall be aclmitted as a ground fo r a rgument by a1,pc1lant <m the IH'aring of the caus e. 2. Form and contents of appellee's brief. The brief for the a p pelln · sha ll contain: (a) A s uhj o;:c t inckx and tahlc o f citat ions with ca,;es alphabetically a r ranged . C itacio 11 ; oi Virginia ,·a,1:s m u, t refe r to t he Vir ginia R <: port~ aii d, i11 a dditio n, m a)' n·1u to other report, cn11 1ai11h1g such ca,c, . (hJ :\ :. tatl'lllt:llt (1f the cas,· a n d o f the 11oint,; invo ln' d. if the ,1ppellee rl b agrces with t ht ,-ta tem,·nt oi appellant. (c) A s taternl'llt of th e iact~ which arc neccs~ary to correc t o r a m plify th e: s tate me n t in appclla11t\ briei in ,.o far a, it is <kem cc.1 erroneous or inadequak, wit h ap prop r iate refrrrncc to the pages of the reco1·d. ( di Argument in , uppor t ot tht: po,itio n c,f appdlee. T hl· brici shall be "igncd by a t k as t on<= a ttorney practicing in th i" rourt, giving hi,- nddrf's:,. 3. Reply brief. T h e r eply bdcf (i f any) oi the appell ant shall con tain all th e a u th oritie ,, r elied o n by hin1. no t referred lO in h is pl'lition or ope ning brid. In 01h('r rc:"p ects it ,-hall conform to the: requir em e11 t s for appd l ,e's brief. 4. Time of filing. ( a) Ch,i! wscs. The op e ning br ief of t he appella nt (if there be o ne in addition to thl· p<:titi<,n for app eal) , hall be fi led in thi: clerk',, oflicc wit hm fi itt'en days a i1 c· r tlw n ·ceip t by cn1111 :<el for app ellant of the p ri'nt ed record. but in 110 e\'cnt lc5S than thirty day, b efore th <' fi rs t day of th e st·s~iou a t whic h the ca,e i~ to bt: heard. The brief of th1.: appelli:c shall he filed in th e derk·s ofilci: n ot la ter t ha n fift een day,-, a n d th<: n .:p ly brid oi tlit· a ppella11l not later than o ne day, before t he fir,,t day o i the bl' s~i,,n a t whkh the ca i-,, i~ to be heard. lb) Crim111al Casrs. In rrimin al c;1$ C:,. bril·fr m ust b,· fi led w ithin the time specified in civil cas es ; p ro\'idt·d. h n\\'ever. that in thost' case~ in \\'hic h the 1·ecord;; h ave not l) t't'll pri nll·d aud deliYC· red to coun ::el at lea~! twentJ·fi\'e clay,; bd ore the beg innin g o f t he ncxt ,1:s~io11 of the cou rt. ,-uch ca;;c, s ha ll b<' placed at thl' foot o f the docket for tha t ~c,.,ion o i tlic co u rt, a11d the: C0mmo11wcalth', Jn·ief shall be ti led a t i<- as t ten <l,,ys prior to th e calling ,,f the. ,a~e. a nd the reply brief for th e plaintiff in er ror n ot later t ha n the day before tin· case is call ed. (c) Stipu/otio ,i of cnw1 sc/ os /(I fi/i119. Counsd for oppo,ing parties m ay ti le with the clerk a w ritten ;;tipulation changin g the time for fi ling brief, in an y ca!>e ; p ro vided, howe \'er, th;tt all brief; mu,,t be tiled nm later tha n t he day hcforc such case is to he h ea r d . 5. Number of copies to be filed and delivered to opposing counsel. Twenty copid o f each hrief sh all be fi led with the ckrk o f the court. and al least t wo copic~ mail ed or delivcr ecl to oppo,ing coun sel on o r bd orc t i1c: clay 011 which t he brid i, fi led. 6. Size and Type. B rief, shall b<' n ine in ches in length and s ix inr hcs in \Yidt h , ~o ::is to t·on form in climen,- iou~ to th e p rin red reco rcl. a nd ~hall be printed in type not Jr~, in s ize, as to ht'ight all() width . than the typ~ in whic h the recc,rd i,; printed. The rtcord m 1mb1:r of th e ca,e a 11 d 1Hmic, o i counsd s hall b e p r intt:d on the front cover of a ll b rief~. 7. Non-compliance, effect of.. T he c k rk ,,f this court is directed n ot to rccdl' c 0 r file- a b rief which faib to comply with t he requ ir ement,; oi t h is rule. If n either side has fil ed a proper brief the cau se will not be h ear~I. If on e of th e parties fails t,) hk a proper bri,,f lie ca nnot be h eard, bu t thl' ca,;,· will be h eard ,•.r p11 rll! upon t he a rg u ment of rlw party by \\'horn the hrief ha, be<?n filed. ' INDEX TO PETITION Record No. 3186 Page Statement of Facts and Proceedings. 2* The Issue in· this Case. 9 * Jurisdiction ......... : . 10* Assignments of Error. 11 * Prayer and Conclusion. 11 *. IN THE Supreme Court ·of Appeals of Virginia AT RICHMOND. Record No. 3186 VIRGINIA STAGE LINES, INCORPORATED, Appellant, versus COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AT THE RELATION OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, ETC., Ap pellee PETITION FOR APPEAL. To the Honorable Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the -Su preme Court of Appeals of Virginia: Your petitioner, Virginia Stage Lines, Incorporated, (a cor~ poration organized and existing under the laws of Virginia with its principal office in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia) respect fully represents that it is aggrieved by a final order entered by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia on the 12th day of June, 1946, in Case No.