United States v. Corwin
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. At law, on a- contract. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in. the opinion-.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamae
On the 17th of November, 1883, the plaintiffs in error brought suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas against the defendants in error, Dennis Corwin and John Cardwell, as sureties in two bonds, one in the penal sum of $3000, and the other, $2150, given by one Edwin P. Phillips, to secure the faithful performance of two contracts, dated May 20, 1881, between Phillips and these plaintiffs. Phillips being without the jurisdiction of that Court, was not sued. By one of these contracts Phillips agreed to furnish to the quartermaster’s department, United…
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