Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.
The record in this case is voluminous; but a very brief statement will show the grounds upon which it is decided in this court.
The suit was brought by the defendant in error in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, upon a bond with a collateral condition. The breaches for which he sued are set out in the petition. The plaintiff in error answered, denying some...
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