BANK OF WASHINGTON ET AL. v. STATE OF ARKANSAS ET AL.


61 U.S. 530 (____)

20 How. 530

THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF WASHINGTON, AND HENRY S. AND FREDERICK S. HOLFORD, ADMINISTRATORS OF JAMES HOLFORD, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND HENRY L. BRISCOE, SANDFORD C. FAULKNER, AND JAMES H. WALKER. SAME v. THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE BANK OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Pike for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Hempstead for the defendants.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill in equity, brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Arkansas, to recover the money due on or which had arisen from, certain bonds issued by the State, to which the complainants claimed to be entitled. The bill is drawn out very much at length, and states particularly the bonds and contracts on which the complainants are proceeding, and also certain laws and acts of the State, which the...

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