Great American Court Cases | Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines

Legal Citation: 359 U.S. 761 (1959)

Appellant
State of Illinois

Appellee
Navajo Freight Lines and other interstate trucking companies

Appellant's Claim
Illinois should be allowed to require contoured mudguards on the rear fenders of trucks and trailers.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Latham Castle

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
David Axelrod

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas (writing for the Court), Felix Frankfurter, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Charles Evans Whittaker

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
25 May 1959

Decision
lllinois may not require contoured rear mudguards.

Significance
The Court normally upheld state...