United States v. Edwards

OPINION OF THE COURT. This action was brought on a bond given by the defendant as receiver of public moneys, to recover a balance of fifteen hundred and seventy dollars, which by the books of the treasury appeared to be due to the plaintiffs.. A certified transcript from the books of the treasury department showing this balance was offered in evidence by the plaintiffs, which was objected to by the defendant’s counsel, because several items in the account, amounting to more than the balance claimed, were charged as balances found due by the officers of the treasury department, and the court…