Enfield v. Jordan
Supreme Court of the United States
• ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT C0URT Oi THE UNITED STATES EOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OR ILLINOIS. This was an action at law to recover the amount of coupons cut from bonds not yet matured, issued by the plaintiff in error, a town in Illinois, and held by the defeh'dant in error. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion of the -court.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justioe Bbadley
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit brought by C. N. Jordan against the town of Enfield to recover the amount of twenty-two interest coupons for fifty dollars each, made by the town on the 1st of January, 1871, and payable in January and July, 1881, 1882, and 1883. The defendant pleaded non-assumpsit, and on the trial á jury Avas waived, and the cause Avas tried by the court, consisting of the circuit and district judges. A finding of the facts was made, and the judges being divided in opinion as to certain questions of law arising thereon, judgment Avas…
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