Railroad Co. v. Johnson

Supreme Court of the United States
Railroad Co. v. Johnson, 82 U.S. 195 (1873)
21 L. Ed. 178; 15 Wall. 195; 1872 U.S. LEXIS 1247

Railroad Co. v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice MILLER

delivered the opinion of the court.

In accordance with the principles settled by this court in the cases of Knox v. Lee, and Parker v. Davis* which were affirmed in Dooley v. Smith, the tender was a good and valid one, and the judgment for coin is erroneous, and must be reversed.

*196It is, therefore, ordered that the judgment of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut be, and the same is hereby, reversed, and the cause remanded to that court for further proceedings

In conformity with this opinion.

12 Wallace, 457.

13 Id. 604.

Dissenting Opinion

The CHIEF JUSTICE

dissenting: I think it my duty to express my dissent from the judgment just announced, for the reasons stated in the opinion of the court in Hepburn v. Griswold,* and in the dissenting opinions in Knox v. Lee, and Parker v. Davis.

My brothers CLIFFORD and FIELD concur in this dissent.

8 Wallace, 603.

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Full Case Name
Railroad Company v. Johnson
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Published
Syllabus
The constitutionality of the acts of Congress of February 25th, 1862, and of subsequent acts in addition thereto, making certain notes of the United States a legal tender in payment of debts, reaffirmed.