United States v. Girault
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. The United States sued out process against James A. Girault, "William M. Gwin, Hay Battle Harrison, and Alexander J. McMurtry, and declared for a debt of $ 100,000 by bond, bearing date the 8th. of July, 1838, executed by the defendants to the United States, with condition, reciting that the defendant Girault had been appointed by the.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. The United States sued out process against James A. Girault, "William M. Gwin, Hay Battle Harrison, and Alexander J. McMurtry, and declared for a debt of $ 100,000 by bond, bearing date the 8th. of July, 1838, executed by the defendants to the United States, with condition, reciting that the defendant Girault had been appointed by the. President of the United States, by commission bearing date the 2d of June, 1838, receiver of public money for the district of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is a writ of error to the District Court held in and for the Northern District of Mississippi.
The action was brought on the official bond of Girault, a receiver of the public money, against him and his- sureties. The bond is dated the 8th of July, 1838, and conditioned that he shall- faithfully execute and discharge the duties of the office of receiver.'
The breach assigned is', that on the 2d of June, 1840, the said •Girault had receivéd a large amount of the public moneys, to wit, the sum of $ 8,952.37, which he had neglected and refused to pay over to the government.
All the defendants…
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