Sheldon v. Powell

Decided April 8, 1930. William G. Terrell wrote the opinion for the court.

128 So. 258 · Cited 68 times

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• Muskrat v. United States · 219 U.S. 346
• Liberty Warehouse Co. v. Burley Tobacco Growers' Co-Operative Marketing Assn. · 276 U.S. 71
• Liberty Warehouse Co. v. Grannis · 273 U.S. 70
• Fidelity Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Kansas City v. Swope · 274 U.S. 123
• Old Colony Trust Co. v. Commissioner · 279 U.S. 716
• Kariher's Petition (No. 1) · 131 A. 265
• Blakeslee v. Wilson · 213 P. 495

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