Young v. Clarendon Township
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EJROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On the 24th of February, 1885, the appellant exhibited,'in the Circuit. Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan, his bill, in the nature of a creditor’s bill, against the appellees.
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APPEAL EJROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On the 24th of February, 1885, the appellant exhibited,'in the Circuit. Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan, his bill, in the nature of a creditor’s bill, against the appellees. The bill averred that, on the 12th of November, 1884, the appellant obtained a judgment against the railroad company for the sum of $355,865.24; that an execution upon the judgment was issued, and was returned “nulla bona;” that the judgment was still unpaid; and .that the railroad company was a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
"We consider the decisive question in this case, to be that of the laches in. pursuit of the railroad company’s right against the township. In this view the controversy must be narrowed to a single issue: The township, which is the defendant below, and which defends separately, claims that the cause of action accrued- either 13 • or 14 years before this bill was filed —13 years if the conversion pf the bonds by the township and the treasurer be considered the gravamen, and 14 years if it be the governor’s refusal to issue his official certificate; that since the statutes of limitation in…
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