Legal Opinion

Myers v. United States

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Ohio

Decided July 15, 1839PublishedCited by 22 opinions

[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Ohio.] At law.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT.

The action in the district court was brought on a penal bond for fifteen hundred dollars, given by Peter Wilson, Abraham Myers, and others, securities, conditioned that the said Wilson should faithfully perform his duties as receiver of public moneys, at Steubenville, in the state of Ohio. The bond was dated 22d September, 1820. The breach assigned is, that Wilson received a large sum of money, to wit, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, which he failed to pay over or account for to the government, as he was bound to do. The defendant, in the district court, pleaded non…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. Scofield v. . ChurchillNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. County of Mahaska v. IngallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
  3. Vivian v. OtisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
  4. Bissell v. . SaxtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  5. People v. Metropolitan Surety Co.California Supreme Court · 1912

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