Chung Fook v. White

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Chung Fook v. White, 264 U.S. 443 (1924), was a landmark Supreme Court case. It was significant in that it marked the end of the era of strict plain meaning interpretation of statutes and the beginning of the looser American Rule that the intent of the law was more important than its text. Warning: template has been deprecated.

869773Chung Fook v. White — SyllabusGeorge Sutherland

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United States Supreme Court

264 U.S. 443

Chung Fook v. White

Argued: Feb. 26, 1924. --- Decided: April 7, 1924

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Ottinger, for respondent.

Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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