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· 9/26/1879

United States v. Half Barrel

Citations

  • 26 F. Cas. 74
  • 6 Sawy. 63
  • 25 Int. Rev. Rec. 335
  • 1879 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29

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  • holding that, when a court rule conflicts with a statute, “the specific statute governs over the procedural court rule.”
  • recognizing that substantive law dictates the parties’ rights and responsibilities, while procedural rules govern the process by which those rights and responsibilities are enforced

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Judges: Hoffman

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