County of Morgan v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
ApPEAL'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. ' . The County Court of Morgan County, in the State of Illinois, at its December Term, 1856, in pursuance of authority conferred by statute (Private Laws Illinois, 1853, p. 53; id., 1854, p. 207), and in accordance with a vote of the people at an .’election previously held, entered upon its records a subscription, unconditional in form, of the sum of $50,000, payable in bonds of the…
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ApPEAL'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. ' . The County Court of Morgan County, in the State of Illinois, at its December Term, 1856, in pursuance of authority conferred by statute (Private Laws Illinois, 1853, p. 53; id., 1854, p. 207), and in accordance with a vote of the people at an .’election previously held, entered upon its records a subscription, unconditional in form, of the sum of $50,000, payable in bonds of the county, to the capital stock of the Illinois River Railroad Company, a corporation created by the laws of Illinois, with…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
The > right of the creditors of the Illinois River Railroad Company to subject to the satisfaction of their claims the bonds issued by Morgan County for its subscription to the capital-stock of the company has for many years been the subject of litigation in Illinois.
The preceding statement mentions the cases in her supreme court, where the history of that litigation will be found, and summarizes the essential facts which gave rise to it. They are numerous and complicated, and our labor in ascertaining them with accuracy has been greatly increased by the-confused condition of the transcript.
We…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Upton v. TribilcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Sanger v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Sawyer v. HoagSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Morgan County v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Thomas v. County of MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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- Mellen v. Moline Malleable Iron WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Glenn v. LiggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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