Legal Opinion

George Leslie DUFFEY, Shari Lyn Duffey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dean DOLLISON, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1984No. 82-3541PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

The precise issue presented by this appeal is whether Ohio’s Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act, Ohio Revised Code §§ 4509.01-99 (Baldwin 1975), as it has been applied to the Duffeys, conflicts with section 525 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. § 525 (1982), thereby violating the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution. U.S.Const. art. VI, cl. 2.

Motor vehicle financial responsibility laws, which require motorists to maintain some type of automobile insurance or otherwise to furnish proof of financial responsibility, have been enacted in nearly…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  5. Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. NextWave Personal Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  2. In Re BriggsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1992
  3. Beker Industries Corp. v. Florida Land & Water Adjudicatory Commission (In Re Beker Industries Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
  4. 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 324, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,900, 34 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) 75,346 in Re Exquisito Services, Inc., Debtor. Exquisito Services, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. In Re AdamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1989

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