Board of Com'rs v. Howard
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to tin; Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. This was an action by George R. Howard against the hoard of county commissioners of Kiowa county, Kan., to recover upon certain interest coupons detached from county refunding bonds. In the circuit court a demurrer to the answer was sustained, and judgment given for the plaintiff, to review which the defendant has sued out this writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
RINER. District Judge.
This was an action brought by George R. Howard in the. circuit court for the district of Kansas to recover certain interest claimed to be due upon 237 interest coupons detached from 79 refunding bonds issued by the board of county commissioners of Kiowa county. The petition wras the usual form of petition in such cases, alleging the citizenship of the parties; that the amount in controversy exceeded the sum of $2,000 exclusive of interest, and costs; that the bonds in controversy were duly issued under and in pursuance of an act of the legislative assembly of the state…
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