Hans v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
.ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES POR THE ' EASTERN DISTRICT OP LOUISIANA. . . . ■ This was an- action, brought in the..
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.ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES POR THE ' EASTERN DISTRICT OP LOUISIANA. . . . ■ This was an- action, brought in the.. Circuit Court of the United States, in December, 18§4, against the State of Louisiana by Hans, .a citizen of that State, to recoVer the amount of certain coupons annexed-to bonds of the State, issued under the provisions of an act of the legislature'approved January 24,1874. .The bonds were known and designated as;the “consolidated bonds of the State of Louisiana,” and the .'coupons sued on are for interest which accrued January 1, 188Ó. The grounds of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. JustiCe Beadley,
after stating tbe case as above, delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Tbe question is presented, whether a State can be sued in a. Circuit Court of tbe .United States by one of its own citizens Upon a suggestion that- tbe casé is one that arises under tbe Constitution or laws of tbe United States.
Tbe ground taken is, that under the Constitution, as well as under the. act of Congress passed to carry it into- effect, a case is within tbe jurisdiction of the federal courts, without regard to tbe character of tbe parties, if it arises under, tbe Constitution or laws of the…
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