Legal Opinion
Spears v. Morris
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided June 16, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 14982-3PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT AND JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE BECAUSE OF LACK OF JURISDICTION
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is a suit brought by plaintiffs on a $20 state bond issued on January 1, 1862, by the State of Missouri, payable with 10% interest 3 years after date of issue. Plaintiffs allege that they are “the present holders and bearers of said bond, having come into possession of same lawfully.” Plaintiffs pray judgment on the bond in the sum of $20, plus interest from January 1, 1865, at 10% compounded annually from and after that date.
The defendant State of Missouri has moved…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Poirier v. HodgesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978
- Spears v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Chase v. McMastersDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1975
- Lilley ex rel. Missouri Defense Bonds v. MissouriDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1996
- Spears v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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