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· 5/18/1879

Colby v. Reed

Citations

  • 99 U.S. 560
  • 25 L. Ed. 484
  • 1878 U.S. LEXIS 1573

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that, to stop litigation, a party “must adopt the measure prescribed by the common law, except in jurisdictions where a different mode of proceeding is prescribed by statute”
  • stating that, to stop litigation, a party “must adopt the measure prescribed by the common law, except in jurisdictions where a different mode of proceeding is prescribed by statute”
  • at common law, generally no \right of tender after action brought\

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Judges: Clifford

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