Legal Opinion

United States v. Flanders

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 3, 1884PublishedCited by 15 opinions

IN error to' the circuit court oe the united states eoe THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE LOUISIANA. Action against principal and sureties on an internal revenue bond. The facts appear fully in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford

This is a suit- brought by the United Statés, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, against George S. Denison and the sureties on his bond, as collector of internal revenue for the first collection district of Louisiana, to recover $4,346.84, as public money which he collected and did not pay over. Three of. the sureties defended the suit, and, Qn a trial before a jury, there was a verdict in their favor, and a- judgment accordingly. The United States have sued out a writ of error.

The answer sets up that Denison, or his estate, is entitled to further…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gratiot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
  2. Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. United States v. WilkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  4. Watkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  5. Andrews v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1842

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. EatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Dillon v. Whatcom CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Ticer v. State Ex Rel. HoltSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. G. A. Le More & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1899
  5. Bell v. Pro Arts, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1973

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