1 U.S. 140 (Dall.)
Morris
v.
De Mars
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
September Term, 1785
It was ruled in this case, that a relation of a superior and
inferior officer, does not, of itself, bind the former to pay the
contracts of the latter, whether in the staff or line. But if the
inferior officer had an authority to contract, and having obtained
money for the use of the army, applied it accordingly, in such case
The Court inclined to think, that the superior would be liable for
the debt, provided he had sufficient public funds to discharge
it.
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