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- Title: United States, Plaintiffs in Error v. Eleazar W. Ripley
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1833
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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ERROR to the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, the United States, on the 7th of September 1822, instituted proceedings, by two petitions; claiming in one, 'the sum of $13,163.10, as due by Eleazar W. Ripley, late major-general in the army of the United States, which, on the 9th day of April 1821, at the treasury department, was found against him, on a statement and settlement of his account;' and claiming in the other, 'the sum of $4154.95, which on the 5th day of May 1821, at the treasury department, was found against him on the settlement and statement of his account.' To those petitions, the defendant pleaded, that he was not indebted to the United States; and the case was, afterwards, on the 28th of May 1830, submitted to a jury, and a verdict was found for the defendant in the following terms. 'Verdict for the defendant as follows: ""Amount of his account, less $500 lost, $13,060 22 ""Extra services at Washington, 2,000 00 $15,060 22 ""Deducting therefrom balance due the United States, 11,929 32 $3,140 90 'New Orleans, 29th of May 1830.