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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)

Citation
Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)
Parent Document
Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1968-09-23

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“No statute is to be construed as .altering the common law, farther than its ijwords import. It is not to be construed as making any innovation upon the common 'law which it does not fairly express.” Shaw v. Railroad Co., 101 U.S. 557, 565, 25 L.Ed. 892 (1880), quoted with approval in Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297, 304-305, 79 S.Ct. 766, 3 L.Ed.2d 820 (1959). 3