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The Legal Tender Cases were two 1871 United States Supreme Court cases that affirmed the constitutionality of paper money. The two cases were Knox v. Lee and Parker v. Davis. The U.S. federal government had issued paper money known as United States Notes during the American Civil War, pursuant to the terms of the Legal Tender Act of 1862.
In the UK legal tender specifically relates to the settlement of debts: a debtor cannot successfully be sued for non-payment if they pay the exact amount (change cannot be demanded) into court in legal tender. Legal tender is solely for the guaranteed settlement of debts, and does not imply a right to pay with cash in other contexts. [1]
Knox v. Lee, 79 U.S. (12 Wall.) 457 (1871), was an important case for its time in which the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Hepburn v. Griswold. [1] In Knox v.. Lee, the Court held that making paper money legal tender through the Legal Tender Act did not conflict with Article I of the United States Constitut
A number of directors are pursuing litigation against the digital indie film distributor 1091 Pictures for failing to make promised revenue-sharing payments after selling their films to the ...
This Note is a Legal Tender for all debts public and private except Duties on Imports and Interest on the Public Debt; and is receivable in payment of all loans made to the United States. By the 1930s, this obligation would eventually be shortened to: This note is a legal tender at its face value for all debts public and private
Glatfelter Announces Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for its 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2016 YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- P. H. Glatfelter ("Glatfelter") (NYS: GLT) announced today that it ...
Juilliard v. Greenman, 110 U.S. 421 (1884), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which issuance of greenbacks as legal tender in peacetime was challenged. The Legal Tender Acts of 1862 and 1863 were upheld. Augustus D. Juilliard sold and delivered 100 bales of cotton to Thomas S. Greenman [1] for $5,122.90. Greenman tendered $5,100 ...
Cash may be great for getting your spending under control, but if your concern is growing your wealth, it’s less than ideal. So while you may be tempted to stash your extra cash under your ...