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· 1/2/1929

Botany Worsted Mills v. United States

Citations

  • 278 U.S. 282
  • 49 S. Ct. 129
  • 73 L. Ed. 379
  • 1929 U.S. LEXIS 10
  • 1 C.B. 279
  • 7 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 8847
  • 1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) 348

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an informal agreement of settlement does not constitute a binding agreement
  • holding, in the context of the WARN Act (29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.
  • noting “[subsidiary] findings will not support a judgment unless ... the ultimate fact follows from them as a necessary inference and may be held to result as a conclusion of law”
  • noting “[subsidiary] findings will not support a judgment unless . . . the ultimate fact follows from them as a necessary inference and may be held to result as a conclusion of law”
  • attempted informal settlement by subordinate officials with no authorization to compromise under § 7121 was not binding on the U.S.
  • attempted informal settlement by subordinate officials did not constitute binding agreement

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Judges: Sanford, Holmes

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