United States v. Ripley
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR from the district court of the eastern district of Louisiana. In the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, the United States, on the 7th of September 1822, instituted proceedings by two petitions, claiming in one, “ the sum of thirteen thousand one hundred and sixty-three dollars, and ten cents, as due by Eleazar W. Ripley, late major-general in the army of the United States, which, on the 9th day of April 1821, at the treasury…
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ERROR from the district court of the eastern district of Louisiana. In the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, the United States, on the 7th of September 1822, instituted proceedings by two petitions, claiming in one, “ the sum of thirteen thousand one hundred and sixty-three dollars, and ten cents, as due by Eleazar W. Ripley, late major-general in the army of the United States, which, on the 9th day of April 1821, at the treasury department, was found against him, on a statement and settlement of his account;” and claiming in the other, “ the sum of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice M’Lean
The United States have brought this writ of error, to reverse a judgment of the court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.
An action was brought in that court to recover from the defendant a certain amount of public money, for which he ha,d failed to account, and neglected to pay over as the law requires.
As the. facts of the case appear in the following bill of exceptions, it will be unnecessary to advert, specially, to the pleadings in the cause.
“Be it remembered, that on this 28th May 1830, on the trial of this cause, the defendant offered the following testimony: That…
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