In re Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
224 F. 180 · 1915
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co. · Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co. · Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co. · National Bank v. Matthews · Pullman's Co v. Central Transp Co
Most-quoted passages
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““When a [criminal] statute imposes specific penalties for its violation, where the act is not malum in se, and the purpose of the statute can be accomplished without declaring contracts in violation thereof illegal, the inference is that it was not the intention of the lawmakers to render such contracts illegal and unenforceable.” . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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