 | United States. Supreme Court - 1909 - 746 σελίδες
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant for quiet enjoyment is not broken, nor is its obligation impaired... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1872 - 248 σελίδες
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant for quiet enjoyment is not broken nor is. its obligation impaired... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1872
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant for quiet enjoyment is not broken , nor is its obligation impaired... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1872
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant for quiet enjoyment is not broken nor is its obligation impaired by... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1872 - 192 σελίδες
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant of quiet enjoyment is not broken, nor is its obligation impaired by... | |
 | Luther Vanhorn Moulton - 1880 - 278 σελίδες
...have paid a debt than un-coined bullion, or cotton or wheat. Every coatraci for the payment of money is necessarily subject to the constitutional power...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power" See also court decisions on the matter of usury, page 160. What has been stolen cannot well be recovered.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 966 σελίδες
...law fixing their legal value, they could no more have paid a debt than uncoiued bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Every contract for the payment of money,...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. Nor is this singular. A covenant for quiet enjoyment is not broken, nor is its obligation impaired... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 828 σελίδες
...observed by Mr. Justice Strong, in delivering the opinion of the court in the Legal Tender Cases, " Every contract for the payment of money, simply, is...therefore, assumed with reference to that power." 12 "Wall. 549. Congress, as the legislature of a sovereign nation, being expressly empowered by the... | |
 | 1884 - 552 σελίδες
...observed by Mr. Justice Strong, in delivering the opinion of the court in the Legal Tender Casex, " Every contract for the payment of money, simply, is...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. " 12 Wall. 549. Congress, as the Legislature of a sovereign nation, being expressly empowered by the... | |
 | John Jay Knox - 1884 - 268 σελίδες
...observed by Mr. Justice Strong, in delivering the opinion of the court in the Legal-tender Cases, " Every contract for the payment of money, simply, is...is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power " (12 Wall., 549). Congress, as the legislature of a sovereign nation, being expressly empowered by... | |
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Every contract for the payment of money, simply, is necessarily subject to the constitutional power of the government over the currency, whatever that power may be, and the obligation of the parties is, therefore, assumed with reference to that power. 
