United States v. American Trucking Ass'ns

United States v. American Trucking Associations
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 26, 1940
Decided May 27, 1940
Full case nameUnited States, et al. v. American Trucking Associations, et al.
Citations310 U.S. 534 (more)
60 S. Ct. 1059; 84 L. Ed. 1345; 1940 U.S. LEXIS 1049; 2 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 17,064
Case history
PriorJudgment for plaintiffs by U.S. District Court
Holding
The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 does not empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate all employees of common and contract motor carriers, but rather only those whose duties affect safety of operation.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
James C. McReynolds · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Case opinions
MajorityReed, joined by Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy
DissentStone, joined by McReynolds, Roberts, Hughes
Laws applied
Motor Carrier Act of 1935

United States v. American Trucking Associations, 310 U.S. 534 (1940), was a landmark United States Supreme Court in which the court held the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 did not permit federal agencies to regulate employees whose duties did not affect safety and operation.

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