In re Kaufman’s Empirical Analysis
41 F. 876 · 1890
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently March 1928
4 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
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Most-quoted passages
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““Kaufman was a soldier in the army, though improperly there. But he was not authorized to determine for himself the legality or illegality of his service, by deserting it. If he is in the service, and takes pay as a soldier, whether he he improperly enlisted or not, if he deserts he is liable to he held and punished by court-martial.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Solomon v. Davenport
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