1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 218 U.S.
  5. 218 U.S. 400 (1910)
 

MOFFITT v. KELLY

No. 37.

218 U.S. 400 (1910)

MOFFITT v. KELLY, TREASURER OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 28, 1910.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Warren Olney for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Robert A. Waring, with whom Mr. U.S. Webb, Attorney General of the State of California, was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

While the plaintiffs in error rely on both the contract clause and the equal protection clause of the Constitution, the latter contention is in substance but an incident, and the former is the fundamental proposition counted on to procure a reversal. We come, however, separately to consider the two contentions.

1. The alleged violation of the contract clause.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases