Legal Opinion
Meyer v. City of Muscatine
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1864PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
68 U.S. 384 (1863)
1 Wall. 384
MEYER
v.
THE CITY OF MUSCATINE.
Supreme Court of United States.
The case was submitted on briefs of Mr. Cook for the bondholders, and of Mr. Richman and Butler for the city of Muscatine.
2Opinion of the Court · SwayneJustice Swayne
The demurrer brings under examination the objections taken by the defendant to the validity of the coupons upon which this suit is founded.
These objections will be considered as we proceed.
I. "That there is no authority in the charter of the city of Muscatine under which money may be borrowed to aid in the construction of railroads."
The charter gives the city authority "to borrow money…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. BabbitSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Mowry v. BishopNew York Court of Chancery · 1835
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- National Life Ins. Co. of Montpelier v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- United States Mortgage Co. v. SperrySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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