Bruce 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 for the district of Missouri. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
The writ of error, in this case, is brought upon a judgment obtained by the United States in the circuit court for the district of Missouri.
It -appears that Brace, one of the plaintiffs in error, was • appointed agent for the Sioux tribe of Indians, in 1844, and gave the bond on which this suit is brought, for the faithful performance of his official duty. Franklin Steele, the other plaintiff in error, and John 'Atchison, were sureties in the bond; and Atchison having died, pending the suit in the circuit court, it abated as to him, and the judgment in favor of the United States was rendered…
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