Tulare Irrigation District v. Shepard
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California, sued out for the purpose of reviewing a judgment of that court in favor of the defendant in error in an action brought by him against tbe irrigation district only, to recover interest due on certain coupons attached to bonds issued by the district for the purpose of raising money…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California, sued out for the purpose of reviewing a judgment of that court in favor of the defendant in error in an action brought by him against tbe irrigation district only, to recover interest due on certain coupons attached to bonds issued by the district for the purpose of raising money to build its irrigation works. It appeared from the complaint that the plaintiff was a resident of Michigan, and that the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beckham
It is agreed in the statement of facts in this case that the moneys received from the sale of the bonds in suit were applied to building and constructing the irrigation works now in use by the defendant corporation. It has, therefore, received the full consideration for which the bonds were issued, has built its works'with the proceeds, and uses such works for the purposes intended. • Notwithstanding these “facts, it now refuses to pay the bonds or the interest thereon, and, while acting as a corporation, at all times, still sets up that it was never .legally organized, and hence had no legal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Fallbrook Irrigation District v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Waite v. Santa CruzSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Dixon County v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Town of Coloma v. EavesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- City of Campbell v. MoskCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Parker v. Harris County Drainage Dist. No. 2Court of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- West v. Town of Lake PlacidSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
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