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KESLER v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 14.

369 U.S. 153 (1962)

KESLER v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF UTAH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 26, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. J. Skeen argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was J. D. Skeen.

Gordon A. Madsen, Assistant Attorney General of Utah, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Walter L. Budge, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the rather rare claim of conflict between an otherwise valid exercise of a State's so-called police power and the overriding authority of the Bankruptcy Act.1 The statute before us is Utah's Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act2—a measure directed towards promoting safety in automobile...

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