Thompson v. Searcy County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. At Law. Action t>y William H. Thompson against Searcy county, Ark., to recover upon certain county warrants. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment was given for plaintiff. Roth parties hring error.
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In. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. At Law. Action t>y William H. Thompson against Searcy county, Ark., to recover upon certain county warrants. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment was given for plaintiff. Roth parties hring error. Statement by THAYER, District Judge: This is a suit oil county warrants aggregating $24,000, which were issue,d by Searcy county, Ark., during the years 1888, 1889, and 1890, for building a courthouse. Under the constitution of the state of Arkansas, the justices of the peace of each county, or a…
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, District Judge
The plaintiff below has assigned for error that the circuit court erroneously permitted the defendant county to produce evidence tending to show that the courthouse, for the building of which the warrants in suit were issued, was not worth more than $11,000 when completed. He further complains that the circuit court erred in declaring the law as follows:
“The plaintiff In this case is entitled to recover only the legal,' ordinary, and customary price for, building such a courthouse, estimating a dollar in county warrants at par with a dollar of lawful currency of the United States, and to be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicot County v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Mayor v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Fones Hardware Co. v. ErbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Wall v. County of MonroeSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Worthen v. RootsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
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- Searcy County v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
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