Majority — Waite C.J.
p. 655DALLAS COUNTY v. HUIDEKOPER. SAME v. DAVOL. Nos. 224 and 226. Argued March 25, 1880. Decided April 5, 1880.
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APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURÍ OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI.Dallas County v. Huidekoper, ante, 654, followed.
Mr. S. H. Boyd, Mr. A. D. Matthews and Mr. B. L. Brush for appellant.
Mr. Joseph Shippen for appellees.
delivered the opinion of the court.
These are suits in equity to enjoin the collection of judgments against Dallas County on coupons for interest attached to the same class of bonds just considered in Dallas County v. Huidekoper, No. 225, ante, 654, and relief.' is asked on the ground that the charter of the railroad company had expired before any organization was effected under it, and that this fact was not known to the county until after the judgment was rendered. After what has been said in the other case, it is clear that the bills were properly dismissed without considering the power of a court of- equity to sustain such a suit, and the decree in each of the cases is consequently Affirmed.