MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The question in this case is whether the government can be held liable for the amount of certain registered bonds which the Register of the Treasury had cancelled without authority of law, plaintiffs themselves having been held liable to the owners of the bonds for having been parties to the transaction.
Briefly stated, the facts are that the bonds were originally issued to "M.E...
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