Scotland County Court v. United States Ex Rel. Hill

Citations

• 140 U.S. 41
• 11 S. Ct. 697
• 35 L. Ed. 351
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2427

Syllabus

<p>When the bonds of the plaintiff in error which form the basis of the subject of controversy were issued, there existed a power of taxation sufficient to pay them and their accruing coupons, which power entered into and formed part of the contract, and could not be taken away by subsequent legislation.</p>