Barnitz v. Beverly

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1896-05-18

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Me. Justice Shieas, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. No provision of the Constitution of the United States has received more frequent consideration by this court than that which provides that no State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts. This very frequency would appear to have rendered it difficult to apply the…

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