Opelika City v. Daniel
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OP ALABAMA.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiep Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
The action below was brought originally upon 119 interest coupons cut from 24 bonds of the city of Opelika. The bonds were in the aggregate for $24,000, and the amount claimed to be due on the coupons was more than $5,000. At first a demurrer was filed to the complaint. This being overruled, the validity of the bonds was put in issue by various pleas. Before trial, the plaintiff, Daniel, asked and obtained leave to amend his complaint so as to include only ninety of the coupons originally sued for. After the amendment a jury was…
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