Legal Opinion
W. J. Dillner Transfer Co. v. Messner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 24, 1952No. Appeal, No. 5PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
The real question in this case is: May an owner operate a combination of a truck tractor and semi*357trailer on the highways of Pennsylvania if the gross weight exceeds 45,000 pounds but does not exceed the gross carrying capacity for which each of the two vehicles has been separately registered under The Vehicle Code?
Plaintiff, a common carrier by motor vehicle in both interstate and intrastate commerce, duly registered and certified by both the Public Utilities Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission, is a domestic corporation with headquarters in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Buck v. KuykendallSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Morris v. DubySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CurleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Tank Truck Rentals v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1956
- Commonwealth v. Enright, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1956
- Tank Truck Rentals v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1956
- Tank Truck Rentals, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1956