Legal Opinion

Louis v. Brown Township

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 5, 1883PublishedCited by 26 opinions

IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Tbe facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller

This is an action on bonds and interest coupons thereto attached, signed by the trustees of Brown township, payable to the Springfield, Mt. Yernon and Pittsburgh Railroad Com-' pany, or its assigns, on the first day of October, 1871, and dated April 20th, 1853.

The plaintiff says she is the owner and holder of the bonds and coupons, and in explanation of her title alleges that “ after execution and delivery of said note to said railroad company as aforesaid, and in the year 185,4, the said railroad company did indorse and deliver said noté and the coupons thereto attached to Brown, Collins and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  2. Corcoran v. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Block v. CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1879

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Overfield v. Pennroad CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Ward v. . BoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  4. State Ex Rel. Campo v. OsbornSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
  5. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938

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