End date 1885 | ||
Full case name Cole v. City of La Grange Citations 113 U.S. 1 (more)
5 S. Ct. 416; 28 L. Ed. 896; 1885 U.S. LEXIS 1645 Majority Gray, joined by unanimous | ||
Cole v. La Grange, 113 U.S. 1 (1885), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Missouri legislature could not authorize La Grange or any other city to issue bonds to assist corporations in their private business.
The case was cited in the dissenting opinion of Justice Thomas in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005).
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