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MOBILE v. WATSON

116 U.S. 289 (1886)

MOBILE v. WATSON. SAME v. UNITED STATES, ex rel. WATSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 4, 1886.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hannis Taylor and Mr. J. Little Smith for plaintiff in error. Mr. Braxton Bragg was with them on the brief.

Mr. Gaylord B. Clark and Mr. James E. Webb for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the facts in the language reported above, he continued:

It is not disputed that the bonds issued by the City of Mobile upon which the plaintiff brought suit and recovered judgment against the Port of Mobile, were the valid obligations of the City of Mobile, which was bound by its contract to levy and collect annually a tax of $95,000, to be applied to the...

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