Broome v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States f r the Northern District of Florida. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
Ambrose Crane was appointed collector of customs for St. Mark’s, in Florida, and signed, with his sureties, Swain and Macon, what was meant by them to be an official bond.. The form of the b.ond is given in the statute. This conforms to it in every particular. ■ 1 Stat. at Large, 705. Crane, the collector, became. a defaulter. This suit was brought to recover' the amount of the defalcation from the administrator of Macon, one of the sureties of Crane. The bond is dated'on the 2d June, 1837. Two indorsements are upon it. One of them was made by the District Attorney of the United States for…
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