Missouri & Arkansas Lumber & Mining Co. v. Greenwood District
Supreme Court of the United States
.error to the district.court of the united states for THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Article XVT, § 1, Constitution of Arkansas (1874), declares: “Nor shall any county, city, town or other municipality ever issue any interest-bearing evidences of in debtedness.” During 1889 (or about that time) Sebastian County, for the benefit of Greenwood District, issued certain non-interest-bearing warrants payable "out of any money in the Treasury appropriated for ordinary purposes” of which plaintiff in error became lawful holder and owner. It sued upon them in the United States Circuit Court, Western District of Arkansas, and obtained a judgment, January 26, 1891, for 813,703.29, "with…
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