Smith v. Jennings

Citations

• 206 U.S. 276
• 27 S. Ct. 610
• 51 L. Ed. 1061
• 1907 U.S. LEXIS 1162

Syllabus

<p>Whether the proceedings in the enactment of a state statute conform with the state constitution is to be determined by the state court and its judgment is final.</p> <p>A state statute directing the state treasurer to write certain bonds off the books in his office and no longer to carry them as a debt of the State does not impair any existing obligation of the State to pay the bonds nor affect . the remedy to recover upon them'; and-whére-the.state court has so construed the act, in refusing to enjoin the treasurer from making the entries required thereby, at the suit'of one claiming'to own the bonds, no Federal right of the plaintiff is deniedj obstructed, impaired or affected and the writ of error will be dismissed.</p>