Mcllwain School Law Case Study

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The case of Commonwealth V. Mcllwain School Bus Lines, all started when a school bus driver owned by the Mcllwain school bus lines, inc. ran over and killed 6-year old Lori. Lori had gotten off the bus and was walking in front when she was run over. The court conclude that a corporation was a "person" to the law, however, Mcllwain school bus lines argued that the offense of homicide by vehicle could not be committed by a corporation. They argued that the offense could only committed by a person and not a corporation. Mcllwain school bus lines, refers to the penal code, by which the corporation is not a person, since the homicide by vehicle can only be committed by a person (Schmalleger & Hall, 2014 P.2). They argued that under this definition

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