Wednesday, March 20, 2013

MARCH 3, 1884 – JULLIARD V. GREENMAN ( 110 U.S. 421 ) SUPREME COURT DECISION


1884 – JULLIARD V. GREENMAN ( 110 U.S. 421 ) SUPREME COURT DECISION
US Supreme Court ruling upholding the legality of US Government issued money (Greenbacks) created following the Legal Tender Acts of 1862 and 1863. The Court ruled that the government possessed the authority under the Constitution to issue a national currency and that that currency could be used to pay debts.

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