Legal Opinion
Continental Can Co. v. Mellon
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1987No. 86-3563PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves the question of whether a Florida statute violates a federal statute which prohibits states from imposing rules which effectively prohibit trailers of a length in lawful use in the state before December 1, 1982. The district court held the Florida statute did not violate the federal prohibition. We reverse.
Applicable Florida law, prior to 1983, set a maximum total length of 55 feet for tractor-trailer combinations. Fla.Stat. § 316.515(3)(a) (1981). Florida’s Department of Transportation (FDOT) was also authorized to issue discretionary permits on an annual basis, pursuant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Barlow v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blum v. BaconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Dagoberto Morante-Navarro v. T&Y Pine Straw, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- United States v. SiererDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1991
- Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Corp. v. SowellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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