TOWNSHIP OF EAST OAKLAND v. SKINNER


94 U.S. 255 (1876)

TOWNSHIP OF EAST OAKLAND v. SKINNER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John M. Palmer for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. H.S. Greene, Mr. D.T. Littler, and Mr. James C. Robinson, contra.


MR. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant in error brought this suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois against the township of East Oakland, to recover the amount of certain interest coupons issued with certain bonds by Charles Clement, supervisor, and as the agent of the said town, upon a subscription to the stock of the Paris and Decatur Railroad Company.

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