Soule v. United States

ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California.

This was an action by the United States on the bond executed by Soule as collector of internal revenue for the first collection district of the State of California, and his sureties, bearing date Jan. 12, 1867, and conditioned according to law. There was a judgment in favor of the United States. The defendants sued out this writ of error.

The assignment of errors and the facts are set forth in the opinion of the court.

Mr. W. W. Morrow for the plaintiffs in error.

The Solicitor-General for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.