Legal Opinion

Hayes v. Holly Springs

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 30, 1885No. 200PublishedCited by 25 opinions

■ IN ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OR THE -UNITED \ STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE MISSISSIPPI. This was a suit for the collection of coupons cut ..from bonds, issued by the defendant, a municipal corporation in Mississippi. The. facts which make the; case are stated in the opinion of the court. ■

1Opinion of the Court

Mr.. Justice Blatciifoed

delivered the opinion of the court.

'This is a • suit at law brought by J. Addison Hayes, in the. District- Court of the United States for the Northern District of. Mississippi, against the Mayor and Aldermen of the eity of, Holly Springs, to recover the sum of $8,560, as due on 568 coupons, cut from 43 bonds, for the payment of $16,250, purporting to be issued by the city of-Holly Springs, in’the Stateof Mississippi, the bonds and coupons being owned' by 'the plaintiff... Each bond is in the following form:

“ State of Mississippi, City of. Holly Springs. .Bond. Issued ,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Grenada County Supervisors v. BrogdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. State v. StollSupreme Court of the United States · 1873

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Merrill v. MonticelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Brenham v. German American BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Barnett v. DenisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. State Ex Rel. Harrington v. City of PompanoSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  5. Ocean Beach Heights, Inc. v. Brown-Crummer Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938

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