Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. B & W Transportation Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 15, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (turnpike authority) has provided by regulation that a tandem tractor trailer,2 using the Massachusetts Turnpike “may not exceed a total maximum gross weight of 127,400 pounds.” 730 Code Mass. Regs. 4.02 (1978).3 The defendants are charged with operating their tandem tractor trailers at gross weights in excess of 127,400 pounds. At a hearing in the District Court, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaints claiming that 730 Code Mass. Regs. 4.02 (1978) violated equal protection and due process guaranties as well as the commerce clause of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Carleton v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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