ANDERSON v. SANTA ANNA


116 U.S. 356 (1886)

ANDERSON v. SANTA ANNA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 4, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., for plaintiff in error. Mr. William M. Ramsey and Mr. George W. Gere also filed a brief for same.

No appearance for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action to recover from the township of Santa Anna, established under the general township organization laws of Illinois, the amount of certain negotiable bonds, with interest coupons attached, signed by its supervisor and clerk, and purporting to have been issued by it, on the 1st day of October, 1867, "under and by virtue of a law of the State of Illinois, entitled `An act to amend the articles of...

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