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Elliot E. Cheatham, Phillip C. Jessup

Vanderbilt Law Review

A man of great courage and a fighter for principle, he would never surrender, but if conscience and conviction permitted, he would have great pleasure in giving. As one of our other colleagues has suggested to me, Elliott Cheatham's greatness as a teacher' is due to the fact that he is always eager to give. I have witnessed many examples of Elliott's modesty, which should not be mistaken for any wobbly lack of self-confidence. When he pleads that he has limitations which suggest the desirability of seeking someone else for an honor or place of distinction or a juridical contribution, …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

Antitrust--Unincorporated Divisions of a Corporation May Be Separate Entities for Purposes of Antitrust Laws

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Constitutional Law--One-Year Residence Requirement as Condition of Eligibility for State Welfare Aid Held Unconstitutional

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International Law--Sovereign Immunity and Act of State--Hickenlooper Amendment Precludes Assertion of Act of State Where Act Is Violative of International Law

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Products Liability--Lender Held Liable for Gross Defects in Housing Development It Had Financed

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Taxation--Constructive Ownership Rules Automatically Applied to Section 302(b) (1)Dividend Equivalency Test

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Taxation--IRS Rules Organization Which Discriminates on Basis of Race Not Charitable

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antitrust, constitutional law, international law, products liability, taxation

The Sabbatino Case And The Sabbatino Amendment: Comedy--Or Tragedy--Of Errors, William H. Reeves

Vanderbilt Law Review

The issues and decisions in the Sabbatino litigation and the significant concepts of the Sabbatino legislation are here reviewed and considered in five parts. Part I discusses the mistaken beliefs of the Congress as to the reasons for proposing and enacting the Sabbatino Amendment. Part II then examines the relations between Cuba and the United States, explaining how Cuba's insult made possible the judicial errors in the Sabbatino decisions, which were reversed by the Supreme Court, and also prompted the subsequent Sabbatino legislation. In Part III, proof will be given of congressional misinterpretations of foreign law and foreign court decisions …