Legal Opinion
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 17, 1975No. 74-54PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
In this case we are concerned with the “control and responsibility” requirement of the Interstate Commerce Commission’s equipment leasing regulation, 49 CFR § 1057.3 (a) (1975), 1 applicable to authorized motor car riers. The question before us is narrow: Does the control-and-responsibility requirement prohibit, as against public policy, an agreement between carriers by which the lessor indemnifies the lessee for loss caused by the negligence of the lessor?
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On January 19, 1968, respondent Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., entered into an agreement with petitioner Transamerican Freight…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Andrew G. Nelson, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Newsome v. SurrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Oreathel Alford, Administratrix of the Estate of Ezell Alford v. Hugh Major D/B/A Hugh Major Truck Lines, and Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by155 opinions
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- Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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