McGAHEY v. VIRGINIA

Nos. 1057, 1055, 1056, 1058, 1142, 1217, 1216, 23.

135 U.S. 662 (1890)

McGAHEY v. VIRGINIA. BRYAN v. VIRGINIA. COOPER v. VIRGINIA. ELLETT v. VIRGINIA. CUTHBERT v. VIRGINIA. IN RE BROWN. HUCLESS v. CHILDREY. VASHON v. GREENHOW.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1890.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia, and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.

Mr. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.

Mr. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia, and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.

Mr. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Mr. William L. Royall, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia, and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.

Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia, and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.

Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia, and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY, continuing, delivered the opinion of the court in these cases.

The question is presented to us whether the acts of assembly of the State of Virginia which required the production of the bond in order to establish the genuineness of the coupons and prohibiting expert testimony to prove the said coupons, are or are not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States. On this subject we think there can...

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