Joseph Story,
Catlett v. Brodie — Opinion of the Court
“ The judiciary act of 1789, ch. 20. s. 22. requires every Judge or Justice, signing a citation on a writ of error, to take good and sufficient security that the plaintiff in error 'shall prosecute his writ to effect, and answer all damages and costs, if he fails to make his plea good.' A writ of error lodged in the Clerk's office, within ten days after the rendition of judgment, operates as a supersedeas of execution ”
