· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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