UNITED STATES v. RIPLEY


32 U.S. 18 (____)

7 Pet. 18

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. ELEAZAR W. RIPLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued, for the plaintiffs in error, by Mr Taney, attorney-general of the United States; no counsel appeared for the defendant in error.


Mr Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The United States have brought this writ of error, to reverse a judgment of the court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.

An action was brought in that court to recover from the defendant a certain amount of public money, for which he had failed to account, and neglected to pay over as the law requires.

As the facts of the case appear...

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