Legal Opinion
Spears v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1970No. 19835PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought suit against the State of Missouri and its duly elected Treasurer to recover the face amount of a $20.00 bond, plus interest at 10% compounded annually from and after January 1, 1865. The bond was issued by the State of Missouri on January 1, 1862 payable with 10% interest three years after date of issue. Plaintiffs amended the complaint, alleging that they sued as representatives of a class of owners of all bonds of the type here held and asserting that the suit was brought under and jurisdiction based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The United States District…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Thomson v. GaskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
- William R. Burns, on Behalf of Himself and as Representative of the Class Herein Defined v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Poirier v. HodgesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978
- LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA IND. v. State of Wis.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1987
- Undergraduate Student Association v. PeltasonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
- Logan v. ShortDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1972
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