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CLYATT v. UNITED STATES

No. 235.

197 U.S. 207 (1905)

25 S.Ct. 429

49 L.Ed. 726

CLYATT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 13, 1905.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.G. Brantley and Mr. A.O. Bacon, with whom Mr. W.M. Hammond was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

The Attorney General, with whom Mr. Assistant Attorney General Purdy was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The constitutionality and scope of sections 1990 and 5526 present the first questions for our consideration. They prohibit peonage. What is peonage? It may be defined as a status or condition of compulsory service, based upon the indebtedness of the peon to the master. The basal fact is indebtedness. As said by Judge Benedict, delivering...

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