Legal Opinion
American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Conway
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 21, 1986No. 83-452PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff class 1 from the November 16, 1983, judgment order of the Washington Superior Court, which dismissed plaintiffs’ action with prejudice. Plaintiffs had challenged the constitutionality of a set of statutes which authorized the imposition of certain fees upon truck owners or operators whose trucks were not registered in Vermont. The trial court upheld the fee system as constitutional. We reverse.
Vermont adopted the challenged fee system in 1981. 23 V.S.A. §§ 415-419 (Cum. Supp. 1982) (Act 87). We have previously summarized Act 87:
Act No. 87 required operators…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. ConwaySupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- State v. Private Truck Council of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Private Truck Council of America, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Private Truck Council of America, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. ConwaySupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
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