— David Wagner 2007/10/03 17:47

Valiant: A Freeway? What the hell's a freeway?

Doom: Eight lanes of shimmering cement running from here to Pasadena. Smooth, straight, fast. Traffic jams will be a thing of the past.

Valiant: So that's why you killed Acme and Maroon? For this Freeway? You're kidding.

Doom: Of course not. You lack vision. I see a place where people get off and on the Freeway. On and off. Off and on. All day, all night. Soon where Toontown once stood will be a string of gas stations. Inexpensive motels. Restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food. Tyre salons. Automobile dealerships. And wonderful, wonderful bill boards reaching as far as the eye can see… My god, It'll be beautiful.

Valiant: Come on. Nobody's gonna drive this louzy Freeway when they can take the red car for a nickel.

Doom: Oh, they'll drive. They'll have to. You see, I bought the red car so I could dismantle it.

–From "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", original screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman

Crime: Conspiracy to Control Transportation ¹⁾

Verdict: Guilty

Sentence: $5,000 fine

Argued April 28, 1948. Decided June 7, 1948. U.S.district court in Chicago

This decision was reversed June 21, 1948 by the U.S. Supreme Court because of an inappropriate change venue. The facts of the case were not disputed.

Transportation systems are made of a number of components

• Real Estate (Right-of-way): Land and Waterways
• Improvements: Roads, Rails, Trails, Bridges
• Vehicles: Ships, Trains, Subways, Buses, Automobiles

Where is the line between public and private?