Rev. 471 at 506. As noted in his law review article, Professor Benjamin Barros states that because of the distinct departure the holding in this case took from Mugler v. Kansas, the prior leading case in takings jurisprudence, it was, "somewhat surprising that Holmes ignored Mugler entirely in his Mahon opinion. However, in a letter written shortly after Mahon was decided, Holmes regretted his lack of elaboration on the basis of his decision, and suggested that his disagreement with Mugler was influential in shaping his holding in Mahon. Id. at 504. In fact, in a letter dated January 13, 1923 Justice Holmes stated, "I always have thought that old Harlan's decision in Mugler v. Kansas was pretty fishy." Id. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 260 References Selected articles Evan B. Brandes, "Legal Theory and Property Jurisprudence of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Louis D. Brandeis: An Analysis of Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon," 38 Creighton Law Review 1179 (2005) External links United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Taft Court United States land use case law Takings Clause case law 1922 in United States case law Mining in Pennsylvania Coal mining law