Legal Opinion
Maurer v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 1940No. 380PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ms. Justice Stone
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question for decision is whether a statute of Pennsylvania prohibiting the operation over its highways of any motor vehicle carrying any other vehicle over the head of theuperator of such carrier vehicle, is superseded by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, 49 Stat. 543, 49 U. S. C. §§ 301-327, applicable to common and contract carriers in interstate commerce.
Appellants, co-partners engaged as common carriers in the business of transporting in interstate…
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