Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendants move to dismiss the case because it appears by the record, as they allege in the motion, that the judgment in the court below was in favor of the plaintiffs, and, that before suing out the writ of error, they obtained satisfaction of the judgment "by execution and sale."
1. Principal defendant had been a paymaster in the army of the United States, and the record shows that the suit was commenced...
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