Legal Opinion

German Ins. Co. of Freeport v. City of Manning

U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Decided July 25, 1899No. 3,588PublishedCited by 6 opinions

This was an action on negotiable bonds issued by the defendant,, the city of Manning, Iowa.

1Opinion of the Court

WOODSON, District Judge.

This case is now presented on the merits. Upon the legal question tendered in petition, a decision was handed down in 1897, and is found in 78 Fed. 900. That decision overruled the demurrer- interposed by defendant to the original petition. The plaintiff is a citizen of the state of Illinois, and defendant is a citizen of the state of Iowa. The action is based upon five negotiable bonds, severally dated October 23, 1884, for $1,000 each, with interest from date at 8 per cent, per annum, payable semiannually; the bonds maturing October 14, 1894. Interest on these bonds…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Douglass v. County of PikeSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Merrill v. MonticelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Rogers v. BurlingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  4. Heins v. LincolnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  5. City of Sioux City v. WeareSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. O'Rear v. SartainSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  2. Town of Camden v. Fairbanks, Morse & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  3. Incorporated Town of Gilman v. FernaldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  4. Kelly v. ColeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
  5. Royal v. . Sampson CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938

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