· 5/21/1923
Work v. United States Ex Rel. McAlester-Edwards Co.
Citations
- 262 U.S. 200
- 43 S. Ct. 580
- 67 L. Ed. 949
- 1923 U.S. LEXIS 2633
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that where statute referred to “the appraisement,” “the use of the definite article means an appraisement specifically provided for.”
- Congress’s “use of the definite article [in a reference to “the appraisement”] means an appraisement specifically provided for”
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Judges: Taft
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