Chapter 54. To amend section 237 of the Judicial Code
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CHAP. 54.— An Act To amend section 237 of the Judicial Code. February 17, 1922.[[S. 1831](/us/bill/67/s/1831).][[Public, No. 144](/us/67/pl/144).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Judicial Code.Vol. 39, p. 726, amended.Supreme Court.Writ of error to, against decision of State court on validity of a contract, as repugnant to the Constitution. That section 237 of the Judicial Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
" “In any suit involving the validity of a contract wherein it is claimed that a change in the rule of law or construction of statutes by the highest court of a State applicable to such contract would be repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, the Supreme Court shall, upon writ of error, reexamine, reverse, or affirm the final judgment of the highest court of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had, if said claim is made in said court at any time before said final judgment is entered and if the decision is against the claim so made.
” " Approved, February 17, 1922.