United States v. Mason

This is a writ of error to review the judgment of the District Court in an action upon the official bond of the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. The case was submitted to the District Court upon an agreed statement of facts, supplemented by'the testimony of Mason, the defendant. It is agreed:

“That, while acting in the capacity of clerk of said court, defendant purchased, or caused to be printed, by order of the court, certain blank forms, to be used by the referees and clerk in bankruptcy; said forms being adopted and approved by the…