Legal Opinion

Grenada County Supervisors v. Brogden

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 17, 1884PublishedCited by 107 opinions

IN ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE MISSISSIPPI. Suit upon county bonds. Judgment for plaintiff. Writ of error to reverse it. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan

This action was brought to recover the amount of certain bonds and interest coupons issued under date of May 1, 1872, in the name of Grenada County, Mississippi, by its board of supervisors, and made payable to the Yicksburg & Nashville Railroad Company, or bearer, at its agency in the city of New York. Each bond, signed by the president of the board and countersigned by its clerk, with his official seal affixed, recites that it is one of a series issued and delivered to the Yicksburg & Nashville Railroad Company, by Grenada County, to meet and pay off the. amount subscribed by the county to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Carroll County v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Town of Coloma v. EavesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Buchanan v. LitchfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Supervisors v. SchenckSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  5. Thomson v. Lee CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1866

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