New Orleans v. Quinlan
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR TEE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This was an action brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana by Mary Quinlan, a citizen of the State of New York, against the city of New Orleans, to recover on a number of certificates owned by her, made by the city, and payable to bearer. Defendant excepted to the jurisdiction because the petition contained no averment that the suit could have been maintained “ by the assignors of the claims or certificates sued upon.” The Circuit Court overruled the exception, and the cause subsequently went to judgment.
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