Blair v. Cuming County
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska, by the plaintiff in error against the county of Cuming, a body corporate of the State of Nebraska, to recover the money due on coupons cut from certain bonds.
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska, by the plaintiff in error against the county of Cuming, a body corporate of the State of Nebraska, to recover the money due on coupons cut from certain bonds. The case was tried on a petition' and a demurrer thereto, the latter alleging, as cause of demurrer, that the petition did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. By an act of the legislature of Nebraska, which was passed and took effect…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:
It is urged against the right of the plaintiff to recover, that • in the bonds and coupons the West Point Precinct promises to pay, and so the obligations are not those of the defendant and it cannot be sued on them. This question was decided by this court in Davenport v. County of Dodge, 105 U. S. 237, in regard to precinct bonds issued under the same statute, and it was held that a suit against the county on coupons cut from special bonds issued by the county commissioners for the precinct was a proper suit.
It is also contended…
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- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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- Township of Burlington v. BeasleySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Commissioners of Colfax CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1876
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