Legal Opinion

U. States v. Giles & Others

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1815PublishedCited by 45 opinions

THIS was'acase certified from the Circuit Court for the district of New York, in-which the opinions of the Judges of that Court were opposed' upon tea questions of law arising out of a special verdict.

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THIS was'acase certified from the Circuit Court for the district of New York, in-which the opinions of the Judges of that Court were opposed' upon tea questions of law arising out of a special verdict. It was an action of debt brought by the United States against Giles, late marshal of the district of New and iiis sureties, upon his official bond, dated the 9th January, 1801, the condition of which was as follows: « Whereas the above bound Acjuiia Giles liath beeri appointed the marshal, in and for the New York district in pursuance of the'act, entitled “ an act to establish the judicial…

1Opinion of the Court

Livingston, ,/,

delivered the opinion of the Court as follows: '

This is a joint action of debt o.n a bond dated the 9th of January, 1801, in the penalty of 20,000 dollars.. The condition of the bond is as follows : Whpreas the above jmund A.quila Giles hath been appointed the marshal in and for the New York district, in pursuance of an act, entitled “an act to establish the judicial Courts of the United States,” nw, the condition of the preceding obligation is such, that if the said A. G. shall, bv himself and his deputies, faithfully execute all lawful precepts directed to. the marshal of the…

2Cited by45 opinions

  1. United States v. EckfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  2. United States v. WilkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  3. Borden v. HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1847
  4. Smythe v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. United States v. Gabriel F. IrvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1843

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