Supreme Court· 10/24/1927

Smallwood v. Gallardo

Citations

275 U.S. 56
48 S. Ct. 23
72 L. Ed. 152
1927 U.S. LEXIS 251
6 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 7066

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“To maintain a suit is to uphold, continue on foot and keep from collapse a suit already begun”
in the words of Justice Holmes, \it does not matter that these cases had gone to a higher court. When the root is cut the branches fall.\
“To maintain a suit is to uphold, continue on foot and keep from collapse a suit already be- gun.”
in the words of Justice Holmes, “it does not matter that these cases had gone to a higher court. When the root is cut the branches fall.”

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