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← 240 S.C. 436 - In Re Jacobson

In Re Jacobson’s Empirical Analysis

1962

Citation profile

6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2011
most recently cited

2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Burns v. Clayton · Royal Crown Bottling Co. v. Chandler · Wise v. Hardin

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “... the practice of law is a profession — not a business or skilled trade. While the elements of gain and service are present in both, the difference between a business and a profession is essentially that while the chief end of a trade or business is personal,gain, the chief end of a profession is public service.”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

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