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Kies v. Lowrey, 199 U.S. 233 (1905)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Kies v. Lowrey, 199 U.S. 233 (1905)
Kies v. Lowrey No. 21 Argued October 23-24, 1905 Decided November 13, 1905 199 U.S. 233
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
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It is the power and duty of this Court to determine for itself the existence or nonexistence of the contract the obligation whereof is claimed to have been impaired, and a federal question may be involved although the state court may have rested its decision on the construction of the constitution and laws of the state.
Where the legislature of the state has the power to create and alter school districts and divide and apportion the property thereof, no contract arises in favor of any district created by an act the obligation whereof is later impaired by a subsequent act altering the districts and transferring property, nor does such later act amount to the taking of the property of the district taken without due process of law.
There are many ways in which the legislature has absolute power to make and change subordinate municipalities. Laramie County v. Albany County, 92 U.S. 307.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Kies v. Lowrey, 199 U.S. 233 (1905) in 199 U.S. 233 199 U.S. 237. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KZ79R9WGTQHLQ3C.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Kies v. Lowrey, 199 U.S. 233 (1905), in 199 U.S. 233, page 199 U.S. 237. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KZ79R9WGTQHLQ3C.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Kies v. Lowrey, 199 U.S. 233 (1905). cited in 1905, 199 U.S. 233, pp.199 U.S. 237. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KZ79R9WGTQHLQ3C.
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