Legal Opinion
Chrysler Corp. v. Tofany
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 7, 1969No. Nos. 13 and 73, Dockets 33497 and 33509PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
These consolidated appeals by public officials of the states of Vermont and New York arise from declaratory judgments and accompanying orders in favor of Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler Motors Corporation (“Chrysler”) entered by the United States District Courts for the District of Vermont and the Northern District of New York. Both district courts held that state regulation of Super Lite, an extra headlamp offered as an optional accessory on some of Chrysler’s 1969 Dodge automobiles, is preempted by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, 15 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Chrysler Corporation, and Chrysler Motors Corporation v. Robert W. Rhodes, Fred L. Johnson, and Frederick L. Clarke, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
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