Nelson v. Kleppe’s Empirical Analysis
529 F.2d 164 · 1976
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
June 1979
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Ard v. Brandon · Clements v. Warner · Wilbur v. United States ex rel. Stuart
Most-quoted passages
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““[t]he law deals tenderly with one who, in good faith, goes upon the public lands, with a view of making a home thereon. (citation)””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(w)e confine our decision to the case of the veteran.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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