Cromwell v. County of Sac
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. The action was on certain bonds and coupons thereto attached, issued by the county of Sac, in the State of Iowa. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of- the court. The defendant obtained judgment, and the plaintiff brought the case here.
1Opinion of the Court 1
94 U.S. 351 (1876)
CROMWELL
v.
COUNTY OF SAC.
Supreme Court of United States.
Mr. John N. Rogers for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. Galusha Parsons, contra.
2Opinion of the Court · FieldJustice Field
This was an action on four bonds of the county of Sac, in the State of Iowa, each for $1,000, and four coupons for interest, attached to them, each for $100. The bonds were issued in 1860, and were made payable to bearer, in the city of New York, in the years 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871, respectively, with annual interest at the rate of ten per cent a year.
To defeat this action, the defendant relied upon the estoppel of a judgment rendered in favor…
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