Gross v. United States Mortgage Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE, SUPREME COURT OP THE STaVe' OP ILLINOIS. Benjamin Lombard negotiated with the United States Mortgage Company — a corporation of the State of New York, having its principal office and place of business in the city of New York — a loan of $50,000 in gold coin, to be used in the erection of buildings upon certain unimproved lots in the city of Chicago, of which he was the owner in fee.
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IN ERROR TO THE, SUPREME COURT OP THE STaVe' OP ILLINOIS. Benjamin Lombard negotiated with the United States Mortgage Company — a corporation of the State of New York, having its principal office and place of business in the city of New York — a loan of $50,000 in gold coin, to be used in the erection of buildings upon certain unimproved lots in the city of Chicago, of which he was the owner in fee. To secure the payment of that sum, with interest, at the rate of nine per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually in gold coin, he executed — his wife joining him — to that company, August 22d,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HYrlan
The first point to be considered relates to the jurisdiction of this court. The defendant in error insists that it does' not appear from the record that the decision of the Supreme Court of Illinois was adverse to any asserted right under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States, nor that the judgment or decree complained of could not have been passed without the determination of any such federal question. Dugger v. Bocock, 94 U. S. 603; Murdock v. City of Memphis, 20 Wall. 590. This proposition depends upon the inquiry whether the opinion of the State court, made part of the…
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