Woodruff v. . Woodruff

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The decision in this case depends upon the proper construction of the contract made between the parties to each of the above actions. The plaintiff being the holder of a bond and mortgage against each of the defendants, executed before the passage of the legal tender act by congress, claimed that the moneys secured thereby were payable in coin, while the defendants claimed to discharge the debts by treasury notes, commonly known as greenbacks.

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