Vincennes Bridge Co. v. Board of County Com'rs
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern . District of Oklahoma; Ralph E. Campbell, Judge. Action at law by the Vincennes Bridge Company against the Board of County Commissioners of Atoka County, Old. From the judgment, plaintiff brings error. The Vincennes Bridge Company made and performed two contracts with the board of commissioners of Atoka county to build some bridges for it.
Read the full summary
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern . District of Oklahoma; Ralph E. Campbell, Judge. Action at law by the Vincennes Bridge Company against the Board of County Commissioners of Atoka County, Old. From the judgment, plaintiff brings error. The Vincennes Bridge Company made and performed two contracts with the board of commissioners of Atoka county to build some bridges for it. One contract was made on September 28, 190S, and the agreed pi’ice of the bridge was $14,830. The other was made on June 11, 1909, and the agreed price was $2,670. The Bridge Company…
1Opinion of the CourtSanborn, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
[1] The national courts uniformly follow the construction of the Constitution and statutes of a state announced by its highest judicial tribunal in all cases that involve no question of general or commercial law and no question of right, under the national Constitution or the acts of Congress. The character and limits of the powers and liabilities of the municipal and quasi municipal corporations of a state are generally questions of state or local law. Claiborne County v. Brooks, 111 U. S. 400, 410, 4 Sup. Ct. 489, 28 L. Ed. 470; Detroit v. Osborne, 135 U.…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Railway Co. v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Cary v. CurtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Hitchcock v. GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Parkersburg v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- Bartron v. Codington CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1942
- Gerzof v. SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Williams v. City of EmmettIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
- The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Boardman Co. v. Board of Com'rs, Ellis Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.