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· 12/24/1941

Kansas, O. & G. RY. Co. v. Helvering

Citations

  • 124 F.2d 460
  • 28 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 792
  • 1941 U.S. App. LEXIS 2529

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that \[i]t is fundamental that a general statutory provision may not be used to nullify or to trump a specific provision\
  • stating that ”[i]t is fundamental that a general statutory provision may not be used to nullify or to trump a specific provision”
  • stating that \[i]t is fundamental that a general statutory provision may not be used to nullify or to trump a specific provision\
  • stating that a gen- eral statutory rule does not govern unless there is no more spe- cific rule (citing Green v. Bock Laundry Mach. Co., 490 U.S. 504, 524 (1989))
  • stating that a gen- eral statutory rule does not govern unless there is no more spe- cific rule (citing Green v. Bock Laundry Mach. Co., 490 U.S. 504, 524 (1989))
  • “It is fundamental that a general statutory provision may not be used to nullify or to trump a specific provision, irrespective of the priority of enactment.”

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Judges: Clark, Goodrich, Jones

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