Lammon v. Feusier
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA. The original action was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada, by Henry Feusier, a citizen of California, against George I. Lammon and three other persons, citizens of Nevada, upon a bond given by Lammon, the marshal of the United States for that district, as principal, and by the other defendants as his sureties, and conditioned that Lammon, “ by himself and…
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA. The original action was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada, by Henry Feusier, a citizen of California, against George I. Lammon and three other persons, citizens of Nevada, upon a bond given by Lammon, the marshal of the United States for that district, as principal, and by the other defendants as his sureties, and conditioned that Lammon, “ by himself and by his deputies, shall faithfully perform all the duties of the said office of marshal.” It was alleged in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
After, reciting the foregoing facts, he continued:
The bond sued on- was given under § 783 of the Revised Statutes, which requires every marshal, before entering on the duties of his office, to give bond with sureties for the faithful performance of those duties by himself and his deputies; and this action was brought under § 781, which authorizes any person, injured by a breach of the condition of the bond, to sue thereon in his own name and for his sole use.
The question presented by the record is, whether the taking by the.marshal upon a Writ of attachment on mesne process against one…
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