Jackson v. Simonton
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Debt, on a marshal’s official bond taken to Andrew Jackson, President of the United Slates, and his successors in office.
1Opinion of the Court
Cranch,- C. J.,
delivered the following opinion of the Court, (nem. con.)
This cause is submitted to the consideration of the Court upon a general demurrer to the declaration.
It is understood that it was intended to submit to the Court the question whether the bond is, in law, valid against the defendant, who is a surety only, under any form of declaration which the attorney could draw, consistently with the facts in the case; and, consequently, that he may so amend his declaration ; and that the defendant had oyer of the bond before he demurred ; and that the breach, insisted upon by the…
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