Cook v. Lillo
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chiee Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
It has long been settled in this court that transactions in Confederate money during the late civil war between the inhabitants of the Confederate States within the Confederate, lines, not intended to promote the ends of the Confederate government, could be enforced in the courts of the United States, after the restoration of peace, to the extent of their just obligation. It is equally well settled that if a contract entered into under such circumstances, payable in dollars, was, according to the understanding of the parties, to be…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thorington v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Cox v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
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