Legal Opinion
Westport Trucking Co. v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 10, 1985No. 41958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
This case raises the question whether a motorist injured in a collision with a truck operated by a motor contract carrier engaged solely in interstate commerce may join the motor carrier’s liability insurer in the motorist’s suit for personal injuries. Thus, the question concerns the extent of federal preemption of the regulation of inter state trucking.
Plaintiff Charles E. Griffin sued Westport Trucking Company, a motor contract carrier from Kansas City, Kansas, for injuries he received in a collision in Lowndes County, Georgia, involving the pickup truck in which Griffin…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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