Supreme Court of the United States March 18, 1833 (Heirs of P. F. Dubourg De St Colombe v. United States)

Mr Chief Justice Marshall

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The United States had obtained judgment against P. F. Dubourg de St Colombe, in his lifetime, for a large sum of money. This judgment was revived after his death; or in the law language of Louisiana, declared executory; and the property of which he died possessed, ordered to be seized and sold to satisfy the demand of the United States.