Legal Opinion
Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 1934PublishedCited by 370 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The Principality of Monaco asks leave to bring suit in this Court against the State of Mississippi upon bonds issued by the State and alleged to be the absolute property of the Principality.
The proposed declaration sets forth four causes of action. Two counts are upon bonds known as Mississippi Planters’ Bank Bonds, dated March 1, 1833, the first count being upon eight bonds of $1,000 each, due March 1, 1861, and the second count upon two bonds of $1000 each, due March 1, 1866, all with interest at six per cent, per annum. The remaining two counts are upon bonds known as Mississippi Union…
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