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Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 348 U.S. 61 (1954)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 348 U.S. 61 (1954)
Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. No. 44 Argued November 17, 1954 Decided December 6, 1954 348 U.S. 61
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS
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When an interstate motor carrier holds a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Federal Motor Carrier Act, a state may not suspend the carrier’s right to use the State’s highways in its interstate operations as punishment for repeated violations of a state law regulating the weight of loads of freight that may be carried on the State’s highways. Pp. 62-25.
(a) Punishment of the carrier for violations of the State’s road regulations does not justify disruption of a federally authorized activity. P. 64.
(b) The provision of the Federal Act which leaves states free to regulate the sizes and weights of motor vehicles does not authorize the states to revoke or suspend the operating rights of interstate motor carriers for violations of such regulations. P. 64.
(c) The State’s lack of power to suspend a motor carrier’s interstate operations does not leave the State without appropriate remedies for the carrier’s violations of state laws. Pp. 64-65.
2 Ill.2d 58,117 N.E.2d 106, affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 348 U.S. 61 (1954) in 348 U.S. 61 348 U.S. 62. Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YEVU7I9MPJGMECU.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 348 U.S. 61 (1954), in 348 U.S. 61, page 348 U.S. 62. Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YEVU7I9MPJGMECU.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 348 U.S. 61 (1954). cited in 1954, 348 U.S. 61, pp.348 U.S. 62. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YEVU7I9MPJGMECU.
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