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BIBB v. NAVAJO FREIGHT LINES

No. 94.

359 U.S. 520 (1959)

BIBB, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF ILLINOIS, ET AL. v. NAVAJO FREIGHT LINES, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Latham Castle, Attorney General of Illinois, and Raymond S. Sarnow and A. Zola Groves, Assistant Attorneys General.

David Axelrod argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jack Goodman and Carl L. Steiner.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are asked in this case to hold that an Illinois statute1 requiring the use of a certain type of rear fender mudguard on trucks and trailers operated on the highways of that State conflicts with the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. The statutory specification for this type of mudguard provides that the guard shall contour the rear wheel...

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