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AGENCY--INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR--"ONE WAY LEASE" EFFECTIVE TO TERMINATE RELATIONSHIP

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COURTS--CIVIL RIGHTS ACT--IMMUNITY OF JUDGE FOR ACTS COMMITTED IN THE EXERCISE OF A JUDICIAL FUNCTION

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COURTS--CONTEMPT--VIOLATION OF COURT RULE BANNING PHOTOGRAPHY

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CRIMINAL LAW--ENTRAPMENT BY STATE OFFICIAL AS A DEFENSE TO FEDERAL PROSECUTION

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DAMAGES--BREACH OF WARRANTY--RECOVERY FOR LOSS OF PROFITS

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FEDERAL COURTS--CHOICE OF LAW--APPLICATION OF ERIE DOCTRINE TO DIVERSITY CASES INVOLVING FEDERAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

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TORTS--BATTERY--CONSENT OF MINOR TO SIMPLE OPERATION AS A DEFENSE

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TORTS--DUTY TO ACT--EMPLOYER'S ASSUMPTION OF A DUTY BY GIVING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS TO EMPLOYEES

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Agency Problems In Motor Carrier Cases, Craig Spangenberg

Cleveland State Law Review

Some special considerations apply to the problems of agency in cases involving motor carriers. The questions here presented are viewed in the light of the operating practices which obtain in the industry. Relatively few tractor-trailer or truck trailer outfits are owned by the certified carrier. The equipment is usually owned by an individual, who may drive it himself as an owner-driver; or may hire his own driver and lease the equipment and driver together to the carrier. The lease may be for a single movement only, covering one trip from a stated origin to a stated terminal; or may be …