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SPEARS v. ROBINSON

No. 19835.

431 F.2d 1089 (1970)

Marie SPEARS, Individually and Marie Spears, Administratrix of the Estate of Irving Spears, Deceased, Appellants, v. William E. ROBINSON, Treasurer of the State of Missouri, and the State of Missouri, by and Through Warren E. Hearnes, Governor, State of Missouri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

September 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur L. Pollard, Williams, Norton & Pollard, North Kansas City, Mo., for appellants; Wm. Harrison Norton and S. Preston Williams, North Kansas City, Mo., and Robert B. Wurdack, Kansas City, Mo., on the brief.

John C. Craft, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees; John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., on the brief.

Before BLACKMUN, MEHAFFY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought suit against the State of Missouri and its duly elected Treasurer to recover the face amount of a $20.00 bond, plus interest at 10% compounded annually from and after January 1, 1865. The bond was issued by the State of Missouri on January 1, 1862 payable with 10% interest three years after date of issue. Plaintiffs amended the complaint, alleging that they sued as representatives of a class of owners of all bonds of the...

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