Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.

Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.
Argued March 30–31, 1959
Decided May 25, 1959
Full case nameBibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.
Citations359 U.S. 520 (more)
79 S. Ct. 962; 3 L. Ed. 2d 1003; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1777
Case history
PriorAppeal 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
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityDouglas, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Clark, Brennan, Whittaker
ConcurrenceHarlan, 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.