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POLICE JURY v. BRITTON

82 U.S. 566 (1872)

15 Wall. 566

POLICE JURY v. BRITTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. E.T. Merrick and G.W. Race, for the plaintiff in error; Messrs. T.J. Semmes and W.A. Meloy, contra.

Mr. Justice BRADLEY stated the case, and delivered the opinion of the court.

Britton and Koontz brought an action in the court below against the Police Jury of the parish of Tensas, Louisiana, to recover the amount of four hundred and sixty coupons, for $6 each, due on the 1st of July, 1870, for one year's interest on four hundred and sixty bonds of $100 each. The following is a copy of one of the bonds, and they were all of the same date and form, differing only...

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