Mason v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. . This was an action against the postmaster of Chicago and the sureties upon his official bond, the alleged' breach being that he had not accounted to the United States for large sums of money received by him from the sale of postage stamps knd other sources connected with the postal service.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. . This was an action against the postmaster of Chicago and the sureties upon his official bond, the alleged' breach being that he had not accounted to the United States for large sums of money received by him from the sale of postage stamps knd other sources connected with the postal service. The principal defence was that the moneys had been deposited in a bank which had failed, and which was a designated depositary'of public moneys.- The process was against the postmaster and seven of the sureties,…
1Per curiam
(May 19,1890): The motion for leave to amend the writ of error, citation and bond ih this canse is denied, and the writ of error is
Dismissed:
2Cited by31 opinions
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- The New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1900
- The Mary B. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
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