The Federal Reporter, Volume 161West Publishing Company, 1908 - Law reports, digests, etc Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. |
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| Title | The Federal Reporter, Volume 161 National reporter system--United States series The Federal Reporter, United States. Circuit Courts of Appeals |
| Contributors | United States. Court of Claims, District of Columbia. Court of Appeals |
| Publisher | West Publishing Company, 1908 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2007 |
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