MindTap Business Law, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Cross/Miller's The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases, 10th (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case summary: The law of Georgia state requires the trucks and trailers to use contoured rear-fender mudguards while operating within the state. The use of straight mudguards is illegal within the state while these are legal in other thirty-five states. The use of straight mudguards is explicitly required by Florida.
To find: The violation of constitutional provisions by the state of Georgia.
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