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UNITED STATES v. HODGE ET AL.

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47 U.S. 279 (1848)

6 How. 279

12 L.Ed. 437

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. A. HODGE AND LEVI PEARCE.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 11, 1848.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Clifford (Attorney-General), for the United States, and by Mr. May and Mr. Brent, for the defendants in error. Of the argument of the Attorney-General the reporter has no notes.

Mr. May and Mr. Brent, for the defendants in error, divided their argument into three heads, viz.: —

Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

William H. Ker, being appointed postmaster of the city of New Orleans, in 1836, gave a bond, with the defendants as his security, in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties as postmaster. Having failed to perform those duties, an action...

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