· 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
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- 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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