Fry v. Slyfield’s Empirical Analysis
1831
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1
cited by 1 later decisions
May 1906
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““We may safely go so far as to say that a mere claim for damages for any tortious act or neglect, or for any breach of contract, cannot be recovered in this action.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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