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Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States, 256 U.S. 655 (1921)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States, 256 U.S. 655 (1921)
Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States No. 62 Argued March 16, 1920 Restored to docket for reargument November 15, 1920 Reargued April 12, 1921 Decided June 6, 1921 256 U.S. 655
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Section 3477 of the Revised Statutes, forbidding all transfer and assignments of any claim upon the United States before its allowance, etc., was intended to prevent frauds upon the Treasury, and does not apply to a transfer resulting from the consolidation of two railroad corporations whereby, pursuant to their agreement and the laws of their respective states, the rights, franchises, property, and choses in action of each are transferred to and become vested in the consolidated corporation. P. 656.
53 Ct.Clms. 107 reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States, 256 U.S. 655 (1921) in 256 U.S. 655 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=B4HYC86HZ4SQY7C.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States, 256 U.S. 655 (1921), in 256 U.S. 655, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=B4HYC86HZ4SQY7C.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. United States, 256 U.S. 655 (1921). cited in 1921, 256 U.S. 655. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=B4HYC86HZ4SQY7C.
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