Williams v. Nottawa
Supreme Court of the United States
Error ' to- tbe Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of th.e court.
This suit was brought by Williams, a citizen of Indiana, against the township of Nottawa, a municipal corporation of ‘ Michigan, to recover the amount alleged to be due on certain of its bonds, negotiable by the law merchant, and payable to Samuel Kline, or bearer. A trial was had by a^jury;-which resulted in á verdict, by the direction of the court, in favor of Williams for six of the bonds, and in favor of the township for the remainder. This writ of error has been brought by Williams to reverse the judgment against him ; and, as the court directed the…
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