Legal Opinion
Ashton v. Cameron County Water Improvement District No. One
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 25, 1936No. 1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Respondent, a water improvement, district embracing 43,000 acres in Cameron County, Texas, was organized in 1914 under the laws of that State. Claiming to be insolvent and unable to meet its debts as they matured, it presented to the United States District Court, December 5, 1934, an Amended Petition with plan for adjusting its obligations—$800,000 six percent bonds. This proposed final settlement of these obligations through payment of 49.8 cents on.the dollar out of funds to be borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at four percent.
The petition follows and seeks relief under…
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