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· 4/22/1940

Maurer v. Hamilton

Citations

  • 309 U.S. 598
  • 60 S. Ct. 726
  • 84 L. Ed. 969
  • 1940 U.S. LEXIS 1093
  • 135 A.L.R. 1347

How courts have described this case

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  • state law protecting the safety of its citizens upheld although it arguably conflicted with federal law
  • as long as legislature acts neither arbitrarily nor capriciously, it may enact any regulation it believes is necessary to protect life, limb or property on the Commonwealth’s roadways
  • as long as legislature acts neither arbitrarily nor capriciously, it may enact any regulation it believes is necessary to protect life, limb or property on the Commonwealth’s roadways
  • as long as legislature acts neither arbitrarily nor capriciously, it may enact any regulation it believes is necessary to protect life, limb or property on the Commonwealth's roadways
  • motor carriers prohibited from carrying other vehicles above the cab of the carrier
  • motor carriers prohibited from carrying other vehicles above the cab of the carrier

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Judges: Stone

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