"salt water taffy" -- 1925 Supreme Court Case

[Fred Shapiro]

On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Baker, John wrote:

>         Fred, didn't you say once that you have been a consultant to
> Westlaw?  There's not the slightest hint on Westlaw of a U.S. Supreme
> Court case that could plausibly be this one in the days leading up to
> March 30, 1925.

I think the fault is not with Westlaw, but with the New York Times.  I see
no sign on Lexis either of there being a U.S. Supreme Court decision
relating to this litigation.  Maybe Barry is right about that newspaper.

Fred Shapiro


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