475 F. Supp. 544 - CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORP., ETC. v. Kassel’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 8 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1990
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · Southern Pac Co v. State of Arizona Sullivan · H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“there is no valid safety reason for barring twins from Iowa's highways because of their configuration. 10 "The evidence convincingly, if not overwhelmingly, establishes that the 65 foot twin is as safe as, if not safer than, the 60 foot twin and the 55 foot semi. . . . 11 * * * * * 12 "Twins and semis have different characteristics. Twins are more maneuverable, are less sensitive to wind, and create less splash and spray. However, they are more likely than semis to jackknife or upset. They can be backed only for a short distance. The negative characteristics are not such that they render the twin less safe than semis overall. Semis are more stable but are more likely to 'rear end' another vehicle.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]he balance here must be struck in favor of the federal interests. The total effect of the law as a safety measure in reducing accidents and casualties is so slight and problematical that it does not outweigh the national interest in keeping interstate commerce free from interferences that seriously impede it.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Iowa's length restriction causes the trucks affected by the ban to travel more miles over more dangerous roads in other states which means a greater overall exposure to accidents and fatalities. More miles of highway are subjected to wear. More fuel is consumed and greater transportation costs are incurred.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.