Paving Co. v. Mulford
Supreme Court of the United States
Motion to dismiss an appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts' are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mc. Chief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court. =
This was a suit in equity brought by the Ballard Paving Company against Michael Mandle and sundry persons- who claimed to have purchased from him certain certificates of the Auditor of the Board of Public Works of the District of Columbia, which it was alleged were the property of the company. Mulford and Campbell, the appellees, were two of the defendants, but they were proceeded against as holders of separate and distinct certificates. Their liability as set forth in the bill was several only. There was no pretence of a joint…
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