CAMPBELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 161.

224 U.S. 99 (1912)

CAMPBELL v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 18, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.B. Browne, with whom Mr. Gerald Hughes, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. Evans Browne, Mr. Clayton C. Dorsey and Mr. Barnwell S. Stuart were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Denison for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action at law against the sureties on the official bond of a receiver of public moneys to recover for a default of their principal. The answer set forth that the defendants had not and could not obtain sufficient information upon which to base a belief respecting the default charged and therefore denied the same, and also interposed an affirmative defense...

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