West v. Cabell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. This was'an action brought November 5, 1887, by Tandy M. West against William L. Cabell and six other persons, upon a bond, dated May 19, 1886, given by Cabell, the marshal of the United States for the Northern District of Texas, as principal, and by the other defendants, as his sureties, with condition that Cabell, “by himself and by his deputies, shall faithfully perform all the duties of…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. This was'an action brought November 5, 1887, by Tandy M. West against William L. Cabell and six other persons, upon a bond, dated May 19, 1886, given by Cabell, the marshal of the United States for the Northern District of Texas, as principal, and by the other defendants, as his sureties, with condition that Cabell, “by himself and by his deputies, shall faithfully perform all the duties of the said office of marshal.” The breach alleged was that Edward W, Johnson, one of the deputies of Cabell, on August 16,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
This was an action upon a marshal’s bond, in the usual form, the condition of which was that the marshal, by himself and his deputies, should faithfully perform all the duties of his office, and upon which any person injured by a breach of the condition might maintain an action. Rev. Stat. §§ 783, 784; Lammon v. Feusier, 111 U. S. 17. The breach relied on by Tandy M. West, the plaintiff in this case, was his arrest, against his protest, by a deputy of the marshal, under a warrant issued by a commissioner, commanding the arrest of “James West,” and not otherwise designating or describing the…
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