Lampasas v. Bell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. . This suit was brought to recover the amount of certain unpaid coupons for interest on “ Lampasas. City Water Work Bonds.” The. main controversy on the merits depends upon whether the plaintiff in error is the saíne municipal corporation which issued the bonds- or is its successor in liability.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. . This suit was brought to recover the amount of certain unpaid coupons for interest on “ Lampasas. City Water Work Bonds.” The. main controversy on the merits depends upon whether the plaintiff in error is the saíne municipal corporation which issued the bonds- or is its successor in liability. There are minor-ques-: tions turning upon the provisions of ordinances and the observance of their requirements: Besides, a question under- the Constitution of the United States is claimed to have been raised in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The principle and contention of the assignments of error, which are based on.the Constitution of the United States, are expressed in the fourth assignment, as follows:
“ The court erred in its last conclusion of facts, its conclusions of law, and the judgment rendered thereon because the organization formed in 1888 under and by virtue of which the tíonds; the coupons of which- are sued on, were issued, was not only voidable, but w'holly void, for the reason that such organization was attempted to be formed under the general laws of the State of Texas, with power to levy and collect taxes,…
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