County of Beaver v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Beaver county. ■ This was an action of debt, brought by Charles L. Armstrong against The County of Beaver. The plaintiff declared on thirty-five coupons, warrants, and promises in writing, which were attached to five several bonds for $1000, executed and delivered by the defendant to the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, and which were for half-yearly payments of interest on said bonds.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Beaver county. ■ This was an action of debt, brought by Charles L. Armstrong against The County of Beaver. The plaintiff declared on thirty-five coupons, warrants, and promises in writing, which were attached to five several bonds for $1000, executed and delivered by the defendant to the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, and which were for half-yearly payments of interest on said bonds. Each coupon was set forth separately in thirty-five counts, as a warrant and promise in writing, and that defendant then and there agreed to pay the lawful holder the sum…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Read, J.
The first, second, and third specifications of error turn upon the legality of the exercise of the power conferred by the 17th section of the Act of the 7th April 1853 on the county commissioners of Beaver county, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, and to issue bonds in payment of such subscription. The learned judge in the court below held that the subscription was made, and the bonds, with coupons attached, were issued in strict conformity to law, and the reasons he has assigned in his charge,…
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