Bechtel v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
On the 25th of November, 1871, the defendants executed to. the United States á bond in the penal sum- of $20,000, conditioned that Bock, Schneider, & Co., manufacturers of matches, should account and pay for certain' internal revenue stamps therein mentioned to be used in their business. The declaration (which is upon this bond)' avers that thereafter the United States delivered to Bock, Schneider, & Co. such stamps of the value of $5,500, and that they had refused and neglected to pay for a portion of them of the value of $4,400.
The defendants pleaded non est factum, performance, and the…
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