Legal Opinion
Barringer v. Griffes
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided November 30, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-231PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PARKER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs have mounted an intense campaign against the Vermont motor vehicle use tax, 32 V.S.A. § 8903, charging that it violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, and their rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs’ effort to invalidate the tax and prevent its implementation was setback by this Court, which held that Vermont’s motor vehicle use tax satisfied the “four part formulation ... used to evaluate the validity of state taxes vis-a-vis the Commerce Clause” adopted by the Supreme Court in D.H. Holmes Co. v. McNamara, 486 U.S.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd. v. McNamaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Kidder, Peabody & Co. v. Maxus Energy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Greg R. Barringer Judith M. Barringer v. Michael D. GriffesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1995
- International Dairy Foods Ass'n v. AmestoyDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1995