Township of Pine Grove v. Talcott
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the Western District of Michigan, in which court Talcott brought assumpsit against the township of Pine Grove, one of the municipalities of tbe State of Michigan, to recover the amount of certain bonds issued bj’ that township to aid in the construction of a railroad running through the said township, from Kalamazoo to South Haven, both places being in Michigan.
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Error to the Circuit Court for the Western District of Michigan, in which court Talcott brought assumpsit against the township of Pine Grove, one of the municipalities of tbe State of Michigan, to recover the amount of certain bonds issued bj’ that township to aid in the construction of a railroad running through the said township, from Kalamazoo to South Haven, both places being in Michigan. The constitution of Michigan (adopted A.D. 1850) thus ordains: “Article VI, § 32. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
recapitulated the facts of the case, and delivered the opinion of the'court.
The facts of the case are few and undisputed, and the legal question presented has been settled by this court.
On the 22d of March, 1869, the legislature of Michigan passed an act entitled “An act to enable any township, city, or village to pledge its aid, by loan or donation, to any railroad company now chartered or organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Michigan, in the construction of its road.”
The plaintiff’ in error was the defendant in the court below. It is a body corporate in the county of…
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