State of Confusion

Abstract

The State of Confusion enacted a ruling requiring all trucks and towing trailers that use Confusion highways are required to use a B-type truck hitch. This hitch is manufacture by only one manufacturer in Confusion and no other states. In result the drivers have the choice to drive through Confusion, but it obligated to stop and have a new hitch mounted on for safety, or drive around Confusion. The federal government has not made any effort to regulate the truck hitches used on the nation’s highways and make it mandatory. Tanya Trucker, who owns a trucking company in the State of Denial, is extremely upset about the additional expense and costs this statute inflicts on her business. Tanya is losing money due to the new regulation. Therefore, she intends to file a suit against Confusion to overturn the act.

State of Confusion

Tanya Trucker owns a trucking company who has a conflict with extra expenses due to the State of Confusion. The State of Confusion is requires using a B-type truck hitch in order to use their roads or going around which will take a longer route. The longer route will require the trucking company longer amount of time to get to the destination and gas prices. This can cause loss of business due to not having production delivered in a timely manner. The B-Type hitch is used for safety reasons and is only sold in the State of Confusion. Considering that Tanya lives in the State of Denial she is filing a suit with the Federal Courts which has jurisdiction over civil cases between different states.

In Article III, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the cases between the different states is called a diversity jurisdiction. If this case was to go on trial, it would occur in the Federal District Court, assuming that the plaintiff would be able to provide sufficient legal grounds for the court to take the case. The Federal Court has experience in dealing with Interstate Commerce and has jurisdiction over a variety of citizenship...