Hughes County v. Livingston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to tlie Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota. On January 19, 1899, Crawford Livingston, the defendant in error, brought an action in the court below against the county of Hughes, in the state of South Dakota, the plaintiff in error, to recover the amount doe upon coupons cut from 56 bonds issued by that county, and dated July 6, 1891. In his complaint the defendant in error alleged: That on July 6, 1891, the county of Hughes, in…
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In Error to tlie Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota. On January 19, 1899, Crawford Livingston, the defendant in error, brought an action in the court below against the county of Hughes, in the state of South Dakota, the plaintiff in error, to recover the amount doe upon coupons cut from 56 bonds issued by that county, and dated July 6, 1891. In his complaint the defendant in error alleged: That on July 6, 1891, the county of Hughes, in compliance with laws of the state of South Dakota, and in conformity with the enactments recited in the bonds, issued 224…
1Opinion of the CourtSanborn, Circuit Judge
Many questions have been presented and argued by counsel in this case, but the main issue concerns the scope and effect of the estoppel in favor of an innocent purchaser raised by the recitals in the bonds *310from which the coupons in suit were cut. These bonds were issued under an act of the 18th legislative assembly of the territory of Dakota entitled “An act authorizing and empowering organized counties of Dakota to erect county buildings for court house and jail purposes, and to issue and dispose of bonds to provide funds to pay therefor, and to provide for the payment of principal and…
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