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· 3/18/1826

Shelby v. Guy

Citations

  • 24 U.S. 361
  • 6 L. Ed. 495
  • 11 Wheat. 361
  • 1826 U.S. LEXIS 317

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  • holding that the Court was required to follow state statutes and their construction by state courts because of its duty to administer the laws of the respective States, without mentioning the Rules of Decision Act

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Judges: Johnson

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