Hooker v. Burr

Citations

• 194 U.S. 415
• 24 S. Ct. 706
• 48 L. Ed. 1046
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 836

Syllabus

<p>A- party insisting upon the. invalidity of a statute as.violating any constitutional provision must show that he may be injured .by the unconstitutional law before the courts will listen to his complaint.</p> <p>An independent purchaser at a foreclosure sale, who has no other connection with the mortgage, cannot question the validity of legislation existing at the time of his purchase on the ground that it impaired a contract, even though the law complained of was passed after the execution of the mortgage which was foreclosed. Insurance Co. v. Cushman, 108 U. S. 51, followed, and B.amitz v. Beverly, 163 ,U. S. 118, distinguished.</p> <p>Whether the requirements of a statute affecting foreclosure sales arid redemption, and which does not conflict with the Federal Constitution have been complied with, is not a Federal question.'</p>