Livingston County v. First Nat. Bank of Portsmouth
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT -COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI.' This was a suit commenced on the 4th of September, 1882, by the First National Bank of Portsmouth, New Hampshire,, against the county of Livingston, in the State of Missouri, to recover the amount of 312 coupons, for $20 each, being 13 coupons, due from July 1st,1876, to July 1st, 1882, both inclu- ■ sive, on each one of 24 bonds for $500 each, each of the bonds,' except as to number,…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT -COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI.' This was a suit commenced on the 4th of September, 1882, by the First National Bank of Portsmouth, New Hampshire,, against the county of Livingston, in the State of Missouri, to recover the amount of 312 coupons, for $20 each, being 13 coupons, due from July 1st,1876, to July 1st, 1882, both inclu- ■ sive, on each one of 24 bonds for $500 each, each of the bonds,' except as to number, being in the following form: — - “ Fifteen- Yea/r Bond. “ County of Livingston, State of Mi'ssov/ri: “Livingston County…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justice. Blatchfoed,
after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.’
The grounds urged for reversing the judgment are (1) that .the statutes of Missouri did not authorize the consolidation of -a railroad company organized under the laws of Missouri with a railroad company organized under the laws of another State; (2) that an authority to subscribe to stock in, and issue bonds to-, the Chillieothe and Omaha Railroad Company was not an authority to subscribe to stock in, and issue bonds to, the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad Company; and (3) that…
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