Comanche County v. Lewis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. At law,, to recover on coupons of bonds issued by a municipal corporation in Kansas. ‘ Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
This is an action on coupons. There were three classes of bonds, namely, court-house, bridge and current expense bonds. The Circuit Court held the latter void, the others valid, and judgment was rendered accordingly Lewis v. Comanche County, 35 Fed. Rep. 343. The county alleges error. Our inquiry, therefore, is limited to the bridge and court-house bonds.
The first and principal contention of the plaintitt m error is that at the time of the issue of these.bonds there was no'valid county organization, no corporate entity capable of contracting, that the pretended organization in . 1873 was…
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