Minis v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Georgia. The United States, at August term, 1838, presented a petition to the District Judge Of the District Court of the District of G eorgia, stating that Philip Minis was indebted to' the United States in the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred and eighty-nine dollars and five cents, exclusive of .interest, for money lent, money paid by the United States for the use of the defendant, and for money…
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IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Georgia. The United States, at August term, 1838, presented a petition to the District Judge Of the District Court of the District of G eorgia, stating that Philip Minis was indebted to' the United States in the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred and eighty-nine dollars and five cents, exclusive of .interest, for money lent, money paid by the United States for the use of the defendant, and for money had' and received,, and found diue by him to the United States. The claim of the United States was ón a Treasury…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is the case of a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the' District of Georgia. The original suit was brought by the United States against Doctor Philip Minis, (the plaintiff in error,.) to recover the balance of thirteen thousand five hundred and eighty-nine dollars and five cents, due from him to the United States. At the trial of the cause upon the general issue, a transcript of the account from the Treasury Department establishing the balance was given ■ in evidence; and the sole question in controversy between the parties was, whether Doctor Minis was entitled to credit for…
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