Montgomery v. Hernandez

This case is brought up by writ of error from the highest: Court of law of the State of Louisiana.

The case is, that the defendants in error‘instituted a suit, in their' own names, in the District Court of the State for the first judicial district, upon the bond given by Michael Reynolds to the United States, as marshal of the district of Louisiana, conditioned to be void upon his u well and faiibfullyexecuting the duties of his said office;” and the plaintiff in error having executed the bond, as one. of the marshal’s sureties, and the marshal having since died, the suit was brought against…