Cole v. City of La Grange

Cole v. La Grange

Submitted December 8, 1884
Decided January 5, 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
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Case opinions
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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