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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Case No. 13,110.
    SMITH v. STOOPS.
    [1 Cranch, C. C. 238.] 
    
    Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
    June Term, 1805.
    Pleading at Law — When Statute op Limitations may be Pleaded.
    After office judgment the court will not receive a plea of the statuate of limitations.
    
      Mr. Edward J. Lee
    moved to set aside the office judgment by pleading the statute of limitations. Refused; the court saying that it had always been refused. See Hooff v. Herbert (November, 1803 [Case No. 6,670]).
   In the case of Carne v. McLean [Case No. 2,416], at this term,

THE COURT

ordered the plea of limitations to be struck out, it having been filed after office judgment.

FITZHUGH, Circuit Judge, contra.