· 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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