Legal Opinion
Nuveen v. Board of Public Instruction of Gadsden County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1937No. 8253PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*177SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
John Nuveen’s bill in equity was dismissed on a motion asserting it to be without equity and barred by laches and by a previous election of inconsistent remedies. The District Judge sustained the first two grounds and ignored the last. Having concluded that the bill ought to be entertained, we will deal with all three in order.
The bill presents an unusual situation. In 1907 (Acts Fla. 1907, c. 5844) a new legislative charter was granted the city of Quincy, in Gadsden county, Fla., which expressly authorized it to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting a schoolhouse and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Litchfield v. BallouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Hayward v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Gadd v. PearsonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1972
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