Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.
| Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. | |
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| Argued March 30–31, 1959 Decided May 25, 1959 | |
| Full case name | Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al. |
| Citations | 359 U.S. 520 (more) 79 S. Ct. 962; 3 L. Ed. 2d 1003; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1777 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| Holding | |
| The Illinois law requiring trucks to have mudguards was unconstitutional under the Commerce clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Clark, Brennan, Whittaker |
| Concurrence | Harlan, joined by Stewart |
| Laws applied | |
| Commerce clause Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause | |
Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., 359 U.S. 520 (1959), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Illinois law requiring trucks to have unique mudguards was unconstitutional under the Commerce clause.