Commissioners of Johnson County v. January
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to tbe Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
This is an action brought to recover the amount of certain coupons taken from bonds issued by the plaintiffs in error to the St. Louis, Lawrence, and Denver Railroad Company, of which bonds the defendant in error was the holder.
By consent of parties the case was tried by the court without a jury. The court found the facts,-and gave judgment for the defendant in error. The plaintiffs in error thereupon brought the case to this court for review.
There is no dispute between the parties as to the leading facts of the controversy. The proper authorities submitted the question to the electors of the…
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