MORSELL v. HALL


54 U.S. 212 (____)

13 How. 212

JAMES S. MORSELL, SPECIAL BAIL OF WILLIAM SMITH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. HENRY A. HALL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Stewarl and Mr. Johnson, for the plaintiff in error and Mr. Dulany, for the defendant in error.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a scire facias brought by Hall against Morsell, as the special bail of William Smith, in a suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, in which Hall recovered a judgment, and proceeded by proper process to charge the bail.

Morsell appeared to the scire facias, and pleaded: 1st. Nul tiel record; and 2dly. That the promissory...

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