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Knox v. Lee, Parker v. Davis
[79 U.S. 457]
Chase Court,  Decided 5-4,  5/1/1871


Reverses Hepburn on the basis of legitimacy of emergency measures.

Part of the Legal Tender Cases.


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Other decisions pertaining to Property Rights:

Adair v. United States    [208 U.S. 161 (1908)]  Fuller Court
Adkins v. Children's Hospital    [261 U.S. 525 (1923)]  Taft Court
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minnesota    [134 U.S. 418 (1890)]  Fuller Court
Dartmouth College v. Woodward    [17 U.S. 518 (1819)]  Marshall Court
Hammer v. Dagenhart    [247 U.S. 251 (1918)]  White Court
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff    [467 U.S. 229 (1984)]  Burger Court
Hepburn v. Griswold    [75 U.S. 603 (1870)]  Chase Court
Holden v. Hardy    [169 U.S. 366 (1898)]  Fuller Court
Kelo v. City of New London    [04-108 (2005)]  Rehnquist Court
Lochner v. New York    [198 U.S. 45 (1905)]  Fuller Court
Muller v. Oregon    [208 U.S. 412 (1908)]  Fuller Court
Munn v. Illinois    [94 U.S. 113 (1877)]  Waite Court
Murray's Lessee v. Hoboken Land and Improvement Co.    [59 U.S. 272 (1856)]  Taney Court
Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon    [260 U.S. 393 (1922)]  Taft Court
Santa Clara Co. v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co.    [118 U.S. 394 (1886)]  Waite Court
Slaughterhouse Cases    [83 U.S. 36 (1873)]  Chase Court
Southern Railway Co. v. United States    [222 U.S. 20 (1905)]  White Court
Truax v. Corrigan    [257 U.S. 312 (1921)]  Taft Court
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer    [343 U.S. 579 (1952)]  Vinson Court

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