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Supreme Court· 12/5/1938

McDonald v. Thompson

Citations

  • 305 U.S. 263
  • 59 S. Ct. 176
  • 83 L. Ed. 164
  • 1938 U.S. LEXIS 1091

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting in the context of the Motor Carrier Act that the grandfather clause did “not extend to one operating ... in defiance of ... laws.”
  • “[T]he [Motor Carrier] Act is remedial and to be construed liberally. . . .”

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Judges: Butler

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Cites

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