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Smith v. Jennings, 206 U.S. 276 (1907)
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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.
Smith v. Jennings, 206 U.S. 276 (1907)
Smith v. Jennings No. 104 Argued April 24, 25, 1907 Decided May 13, 1907 206 U.S. 276
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Whether the proceeding in the enactment of a state statute conform with the state constitution is to be determined by the state court, and it judgment is final.
A state statute directing the state treasurer to write certain bonds off the books in his office and no longer to carry them as a debt of the state does not impair any existing obligation of the state to pay the bond nor affect the remedy to recover upon them, and where the state court has so construed the act, in refusing to enjoin the treasurer from making the entries required thereby at the suit of one claiming to own the bonds, no federal right of the plaintiff is denied, obstructed, impaired or affected, and the writ of error will be dismissed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Smith v. Jennings, 206 U.S. 276 (1907) in 206 U.S. 276 Original Sources, accessed June 17, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NJH3QVPSFTELU1E.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Smith v. Jennings, 206 U.S. 276 (1907), in 206 U.S. 276, Original Sources. 17 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NJH3QVPSFTELU1E.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Smith v. Jennings, 206 U.S. 276 (1907). cited in 1907, 206 U.S. 276. Original Sources, retrieved 17 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=NJH3QVPSFTELU1E.
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