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· 5/15/1855

United States v. The Manhattan

Citations

  • 26 F. Cas. 1149
  • 3 Blatchf. 270
  • 1855 U.S. App. LEXIS 885

How courts have described this case

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  • “Given the surfeit of cases by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of statutory construction, the plain meaning of a statute is controlling, absent ambiguity.”
  • discussing amendments and resulting confusion

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Judges: Nelson

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