Hopper v. Covington
Citations
- 118 U.S. 148
- 6 S. Ct. 1025
- 30 L. Ed. 190
- 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1914
Syllabus
<p>In an action upon a negotiable bond issued by a town authorized by the public laws of the State to issue such bonds for certain purposes only, a declaration alleging that the defendant is a municipal corporation, existing under the laws of the State, with full power and authority pursuant to those laws to execute negotiable commercial paper, and that pursuant to those laws it executed the bond sued on — without showing for what purpose the bond was made — is bad on demurrer.</p>
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- although decided prior to the establishment of notice pleading, the Court’s reasoning that a conclusory allegation was “fatally defective for not stating the facts necessary to enable the court to judge for itself whether that conclusion of law has any foundation in fact,” still pertains
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Judges: Gray
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