Alexander v. Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR.for the Circuit Court of Alexandria. This, cáse was argued by Mr. Swann, for the plaintiffs,- and Mr. Jones, for the defendant. ■ The material facts of the case appear in the opinion of the Court;
1Opinion of the Court
Mr- Chief Justice' Marshall
delivered the opinion of the Court.—
This was a ^notion to the Circuit Court for the, District of Columbia, sitting in Alexandria, for an award, of execution upon a forthcoming bond, taken in pursuance of the execution law of Virginia. That law directs, that if the owner , of any goods or chattels, which shall be taken by virtue of a writ of fien facias, shall tender sufficient security to have the same .goods and chattéls. forthcoming, at’the day of sale; it shall be lawful'for-the sheriff or other officér,to take bond from such debtorand securities, payable to the…
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