VON HOFFMAN v. CITY OF QUINCY


71 U.S. 535 (____)

4 Wall. 535

VON HOFFMAN v. CITY OF QUINCY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. McKinnon and Merrick, for the relator, plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Cushing and Ewing, Jr., contra, for the City of Quincy, defendant in error:


Mr. Justice SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court, and after stating the case, proceeded thus:

The demurrer admits what is set forth in the answer. On the other hand, the answer, according to the law of pleading, admits what is alleged in the petition and not denied.

It is then a part of the case before us, that when the bonds were issued and negotiated there were statutes of Illinois in

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