Legal Opinion
Bullard v. City of Cisco
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1933No. 10PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action at law brought in the federal court for the Northern District of Texas against the city of Cisco to recover on bonds and coupons issued by it. The plaintiffs were citizens of States other than Texas—three of New York and one of Ohio. The defendant city was a municipal corporation of Texas.
Of the pleadings it suffices now to say that the plaintiffs in their petition alleged that they were owners and holders of the bonds and coupons sued on, the former aggregating $14,000 and the latter $335,787.50; and that the defendant in its answer challenged the court’s jurisdiction by…
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