MR. JUSTICE McKENNA, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The Circuit Court decided that the provision of the contract executed by the city and Griffin, Beandry and Lazard constituted a contract, and the ordinance of the city regulating the rates of appellees impaired it. Against this conclusion the appellant contends: (1) The contract only purports to bind the city in its corporate capacity — the city as landlord and owner, and not as...
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