State Ex Rel. Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1935
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 1937
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Phillips v. State · State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana · Neal v. Burrows
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““It is now recognized by the legal profession everywhere that suits may be maintained by, and in the name of the State, for the use and benefit of State agencies or municipalities or taxpayers to recover any shortage or liability, and to require it to be paid into the proper depositories or treasuries.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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