New Providence v. Halsey
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This suit was brought by Abraham Halsey, a citizen of California, to recover the amount due on twenty-six bonds, amounting in. the aggregate, without interest, to $8200, given by the Inhabitants of the Township of New Providence, New Jersey, for stock in the Passaic Valley and Peapack Railroad Company. It is conceded that Halsey holds in his own right but nine of the bonds, on which there is due, without interest, $900. The rest belong to citizens of New Jersey, who assigned them to. him for collection only. Of the nine which he holds in his own right, seven belonged at one time to his…
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