Wilson v. Coon’s Empirical Analysis
6 F. 611 · 1880
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 1898
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Seymour v. Osborne · Gayler v. Wilder · Coffin v. Ogden · Burr v. Duryee · Gill v. Wells
Most-quoted passages
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““General observations by a judge or a court in deciding a case must ¡'.‘nvays be read in view of the facts of the case that was sub judice, and'are not necessarily authoritative, ex vi termini, in another case, where the facts are not the same, although entitled to consideration as are the views of a text writer of experience and repute.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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