Acme Freight Lines, Inc. v. Mize, Motor Vehicle Commissioner

Concukring Opinion.

Griffith, J.,

delivered a concurring opinion.

While I concur in the court’s opinion so far as it goes, it seems to me that we might well have based our ruling rather and entirely upon the following considerations:

The case here involves the interstate transportation of freight by motor truck, and the charges made by the state for single trips in such commerce. The authority of the state is not plenary, but is subject to the constitutional limitation that interstate commerce shall not be unduly burdened. And while it is well settled that the state may exact compensation from…