Legal Opinion
Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1935No. 270, 471 and 472PublishedCited by 358 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
delivered’ the opinion of the Court.
These cases present the question of the validity of the Joint Resolution of the Congress, of June 5, 1933, with respect to the “ gold clauses ” of private contracts for the payment of money. 48 Stat. 112.
This Resolution, the text of which is set forth in the margin, 1 declares that “ every provision contained in or made with respect to any obligation which purports to give the obligee a right to require payment in gold or a particular kind of coin or currency, or in an amount in money of the United States measured thereby” is “against public policy.” Such…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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