· 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
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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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