Legal Opinion
Walton v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 17, 1824PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
22 U.S. 651 (1824)
9 Wheat. 651
WALTON, Plaintiff in Error,
v.
The UNITED STATES, Defendants in Error.
Supreme Court of United States.
March 1, 1824.
March 17, 1824.
THIS cause was argued by Mr. Clay, for the plaintiff in error, and by the Attorney-General, for the defendants in error.
2Opinion of the Court · DuvallJustice Duvall
The plaintiff in error in this case, who was defendant in the Court below, was a receiver of public money, in one of the land offices in the District of Mississippi, and being indebted to the United States in a large amount, an action of assumpsit was instituted against him, to recover the balance due, which was stated…
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