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Supreme Court· 5/16/1932

Bradford Elec. Light Co. v. Clapper

Citations

  • 286 U.S. 145
  • 52 S. Ct. 571
  • 76 L. Ed. 1026
  • 1932 U.S. LEXIS 599

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  • “A State may, on occasion, decline to enforce a foreign cause of action. In so doing, it merely denies a remedy, leaving unimpaired the plaintiff's substantive right, so that he is free to enforce it elsewhere.”

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Judges: Brandeis

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