County Commissioners v. Chandler
Supreme Court of the United States
Error- to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Nebraska. ‘ This was an action brought by George B. Chandler to recover the amount of- certain coupons attached to certain bonds issued by the board of county commissioners of the county of Dodge, 'in the State of Nebraska, on behalf of the precinct of Fremont in said county. Chandler purchased the coupons sued on before maturity, and for a valuable cónsideration.
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Error- to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Nebraska. ‘ This was an action brought by George B. Chandler to recover the amount of- certain coupons attached to certain bonds issued by the board of county commissioners of the county of Dodge, 'in the State of Nebraska, on behalf of the precinct of Fremont in said county. Chandler purchased the coupons sued on before maturity, and for a valuable cónsideration. The,controversy in' the case relates to the validity of the bonds and his title to the. coupons. ■ By a law of the.State of. Nebraska, passed Feb. 15,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr; Justice Bradley,
after stating the case, delivered the •opinion of the coutt.
In- approaching the solution of the questions presented by this certificate, the first inquiry that naturally presents itself is, whether a toll-bridge like that referred to is a public bridge, and hence a work of internal improvement. And we can hardly refrain from expressing surprise that there should be any doubt on the subject. What was the bridge built for, if not fit for public use ? Certainly not for the mere purpose of spanning' the Platte River as an architectural ornament, however beautiful it may be as…
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