Case Name: Jacobs v. Levering
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1816-04
Citations: 2 Cranch 117
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jacobs v. Levering.
Judges: (Thruston, J., absent,)
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 117–117

Head Matter:
Jacobs v. Levering.
A commanding officer of the militia has no lawful authority to impress the horse of a citizen, even in time of war.
Trespass for impressing the plaintiff’s horse.
Mr. J. D. Simms, for the defendant,
offered a witness to prove an order from General Young, commanding the militia, to impress horses.
Mr. E. J. Lee, for the plaintiff.

Opinion:
The Court
(Thruston, J., absent,)
decided that such an order would be no justification.