The issue in this case is the meaning of the word "person" in the California Vehicle Code, and has nothing to do with corporate personhood which is an establish

The issue in this case is the meaning of the word "person" in the California Vehicle Code, and has nothing to do with corporate personhood which is an established legal doctrine going back hundreds of years. Presumably, the carpool statute requires another "person" in the car, "person" being defined elsewhere in the code as a natural person or corporation. Fortunately, our judicial system gives judges the power to interpret statutes. Since corporations are legal fictions without a corpus, or physical body, the judge will likely hold that a corporation cannot satisfy the "person" requirement in the carpool statute. He will interpret the statute to require a natural person, not a corporation. If this case does go up the chain, look for the legislature to amend the statute in the next session.