The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 43Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1895 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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| Title | The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], Volume 43 |
| Contributor | Abraham Clark Freeman |
| Publisher | Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1895 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | May 26, 2007 |
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