Springfield Township v. Quick
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana by a writ of error, issued under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act. It originated in the county of Franklin, before the judge of the fourth judicial circuit of the State of Indiana, and was called a civil action.
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This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana by a writ of error, issued under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act. It originated in the county of Franklin, before the judge of the fourth judicial circuit of the State of Indiana, and was called a civil action. Springfield township filed a eomplai nt against Quick, the auditor*, and Robeson, the treasurer, of Franklin county, alleging that they had in their hands a certain sum of money, which they were about to distribute erroneously, and praying for an injunction to prohibit them from making the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
The twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act- declares, that where is drawn in question the construction of any statute of the United States, and the decision is against the right set up or claimed by either party under the act of Congress, such decision may be re-examined, and reversed or affirmed, in the Supreme Court, on writ of error.
Here it is claimed, for the inhabitants of the township, that the fund arising''from the-proceeds of the sixteenth section shall not be estimated in distributing.the general school fund óf the State derived from taxes paid info the State treasury. The acts…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Springfield Township, of Franklin County, in Error v. John H. Quick, Auditor, and William Robeson, Treasurer, of Franklin CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1860