OLCOTT v. THE SUPERVISORS


83 U.S. 678 (____)

16 Wall. 678

OLCOTT v. THE SUPERVISORS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. M.H. Carpenter, for the plaintiff in error:

Messrs. I.C. Sloan and J.R. Bennett, contra:


Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

Whether the act of Assembly of the State of Wisconsin, approved April 10th, 1867, under which the county orders or promissory notes sued upon, in this case, were issued, was a lawful exercise of constitutional power, is the only question in the case. In the court below, the jury was instructed, in substance, that the issue of the orders was unauthorized and void, and that...

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