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· 2/1/1937

Stockholders of Peoples Banking Co. v. Sterling

Citations

  • 300 U.S. 175
  • 57 S. Ct. 386
  • 81 L. Ed. 586
  • 1937 U.S. LEXIS 1176

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  • “Change by judicial construction of antecedent legislation does not impair a contract, at least in the forbidden sense, if it be granted arguendo that such a change can be discovered.”

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Judges: Cardozo

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