Davis v. Schnell

Decided January 7, 1949. John McDuffie wrote the opinion for the court.

81 F. Supp. 872 · Cited 91 times

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• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649
• Lane v. Wilson · 307 U.S. 268
• Guinn v. United States · 238 U.S. 347
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356
• Nixon v. Herndon · 273 U.S. 536

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