Cole v. La Grange

Cole v. La Grange
Supreme Court of the United States
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
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).