ELLETT v. VIRGINIA

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135 U.S. 696 (1889)

ELLETT v. VIRGINIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 1, 1889.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Mr. William L. Royall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.A. Ayers, Attorney General of the State of Virginia and Mr. J. Randolph Tucker for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY continued, delivering the opinion of the court:

The point made in this case is, that the costs included in the judgment on which the present suit was brought were not a debt due to the State of Virginia in her own right, but were due to the officers in whose favor they were taxed and whose services they were to compensate. We think that this point is untenable. The costs were recovered by the State of...

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