Legal Opinion
Bode v. Barrett
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 6, 1953No. 187PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
These cases challenge the constitutionality of §§ 9, 11, and 20 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Law, as amended. Ill. Rev. Stat., 1951, c. 95%. The statute imposes a tax for the use of the public highways and measures the tax exclusively by gross weight of the vehicle. Appellants, most of whom are interstate carriers, challenged the tax as violating the Commerce Clause (Art. I, § 8) of the Constitution and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court of Illinois sustained the statute. 412 Ill. 204, 321, 106 N. E. 2d 521, 510. The cases are here by appeal. 28 U. S. C. §…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hendrick v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Kane v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- A. Magnano Co. v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. CottrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Safeway Trails, Inc. v. FurmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
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