Case Name: Bastable v. Wilson's Administrator
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1803-06
Citations: 1 Cranch 124
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bastable v. Wilson’s Administrator.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 124–125

Head Matter:
Bastable v. Wilson’s Administrator.
After not guilty and issue, to an action of debt upon a judgment in Virginia, suggesting a devastavit; the Court will not suffer the defendant to plead nul tiel record, without showing sufficient cause why it was not pleaded before.
Nil delet is no plea to an action of debt on a judgment of another State.
Debt upon a judgment of the Dumfries District Court suggest ing a devastavit; plea, not guilty and issue. Defendant moves now, when the cause is called for trial, to put in the plea of nul iiel record, without showing why he had not pleaded it before, or that it was now necessary for the justice of the cause.

Opinion:
Motion overruled
by the Court.
The defendant then offered the plea of nil debet — refused without argument. Judgment confessed saving equity.