City of Winona v. Cowdrey
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. This was an action against the city of Winona upon certain coupons attached to bonds, referred-to in a contract between the city and the Minnesota Railway* Construction Company,, •which is as follows : — “ This agreement, made this twenty-third day of April, 1870, by and between the city of Winona, of the State of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Railway Construction Company, a corporation organized…
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. This was an action against the city of Winona upon certain coupons attached to bonds, referred-to in a contract between the city and the Minnesota Railway* Construction Company,, •which is as follows : — “ This agreement, made this twenty-third day of April, 1870, by and between the city of Winona, of the State of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Railway Construction Company, a corporation organized under .the laws of the State of Minnesota, and now engaged in the construction of the St. Paul and Chicago Railway,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
This suit involves the interpretation of the contract between the city of Winona and the Minnesota Railway Construction Company, bearing date April -23,1870. It wás brought on certain coupons which were attached to the bonds whereof mention is made in that contract, and delivered by the depositary to the company after one-lialf of them in number and value were overdue. They were received by the plaintiff below, after their maturity and before the commencement of this suit.
The company stipulated that within three years from that date it would build, equip, and put in operation in its own name,…
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