Schmidt v. City of Defiance

WING, District Judge.

In the suit at law, in which a jury has been waived and trial had by the court, it appears that on April I, 1889, the city of Defiance, a municipal corporation of the fourth grade, second class, issued its bonds in the sum of $50,000, one-half thereof to mature April 1, 1899, and one-half April 1, 1909, with interest, represented by coupons attached. There are '200 causes of action set forth in the petition, each cause of action being a coupon for the payment of $25 as interest. One of the allegations of the answer is as follows:

“And said defendant further says that at…