Case Name: Nally v. Lambell
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-12
Citations: 1 Cranch 365
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nally v. Lambell.
Judges: (Fitzhugh, 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: 1
Pages: 365–365

Head Matter:
Nally v. Lambell.
The Court will not grant an attachment against a party for not paying his witness, unless payment shall have been demanded by a person having authority to receive payment, and unless that authority appear.
Motion for attachment by witness against the person at whose request he was summoned. Affidavit by Spaulding, that he was requested by Nally to demand, and that he did demand payment, which was refused.

Opinion:
The Couet
(Fitzhugh, J., absent,)
refused the attachment, because Spaulding's authority did not appear.