Wm. N. Coler & Co. v. Dwight School Township
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Richland County; Morgan, J. Action by William N. Coler and William N. Coler, Jr., partners under the firm name and style of W. N. Coler & Co., against Dwight School Township of Richland County, on the interest coupons of certain bonds. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCorliss, J.
The plaintiffs have recovered judgment upon a number of coupons representing the interest on bonds issued by an alleged municipal corporation known as School District No. 22, in Richland County, in the then Territory of Dakota. Defendant, not having issued them is sought to be held liable on these bonds and their interest coupons, by virtue of Ch. 44, Laws 1883. At the threshold of the case we are met with the proposition that there is no liability because there was no such corporation as School District No. 22 in existence when these instruments were executed and delivered. It is asserted…
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