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· 4/9/1923

Hodges v. Snyder

Citations

  • 261 U.S. 600
  • 43 S. Ct. 435
  • 67 L. Ed. 819
  • 1923 U.S. LEXIS 2593

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the private rights of a party that have been vested by the judgment o f a court cannot be taken away by subsequent legis­ lation
  • discussing public rights and private rights in context of due process and vested rights
  • noting that the normal rule against disturbing final judgments “does not apply to a suit brought for the enforcement of a public right, which, even after it has been established by the judgment of the court, may be annulled by subsequent legislation and should not be thereafter enforced”
  • analyzing the distinction in the context of due process and vested rights
  • discussing public rights and private rights in context of due process and vested rights
  • analyzing the distinction in the context of due process and vested rights

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Judges: Sanford

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