United States v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
These three cases were brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. They were suits brought by the United States upon a collector’s bond; that against Walker being a suit against the collector himself, as collector of customs for the port of Mobile,- and the other two being suits against his sureties.
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These three cases were brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. They were suits brought by the United States upon a collector’s bond; that against Walker being a suit against the collector himself, as collector of customs for the port of Mobile,- and the other two being suits against his sureties. They were therefore identical in principle, and were argued and decided together. ■ The facts of the case, together with the instructions given and refused by the court below, are all Bet forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
This case comes before the court upon a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. It was an action of debt brought by the United States upon the official bond of the defendant as collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Mobile. He gave the bond, with sureties, on the seventh day of September, 1850, conditioned that he had truly and faithfully executed and discharged, and that he would continue truly and faithfully to execute and discharge, all the duties of the office according to law. Neglect…
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