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Supreme Court· 4/28/1947

Trailmobile Co. v. Whirls

Citations

  • 331 U.S. 40
  • 67 S. Ct. 982
  • 91 L. Ed. 1328
  • 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2942

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the “interpretation of statutes cannot safely be made to rest upon mute intermediate legislative maneuvers”
  • noting that the \inter- pretation of statutes cannot safely be made to rest upon mute intermediate legislative maneuvers\
  • noting that the \inter- pretation of statutes cannot safely be made to rest upon mute intermediate legislative maneuvers\
  • “The interpretation of statutes cannot safely be made to rest upon mute intermediate legislative maneuvers.”
  • “[T]he most important committee changes relied upon were made without explanation. The interpretation of statutes cannot safely be made to rest upon mute intermediate legislative maneuvers.” (footnote omitted)
  • Jackson and Frankfurter, JJ., dissenting on other grounds

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Judges: Rutledge, Jackson, Frankfurter

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