387 Tonawanda v. Lyon, 181 U.S. 389 (1901) Cass Farm Co. v. Detroit, 181 U.S. 396 (1901). Rather, the purpose of the modification was to prolong to the people of the states the exact same defense versus arbitrary point out laws affecting lifetime, liberty, and property as was afforded in opposition to Congress by the Fifth Amendment. 487 (1882) (personal purpose bonds not licensed by state constitution).