Case Name: Hines and wife v. Craig, Administrator of Mitchell
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-07
Citations: 1 Cranch 340
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hines and wife v. Craig, Administrator of Mitchell.
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: 340–340

Head Matter:
Hines and wife v. Craig, Administrator of Mitchell.
Outstanding judgments cannot be given in evidence, on pkne administravit, but must be specially pleaded.
Assumpsit, non assumpsit, limitations, and pleno administravit.
Mr. E. J. Lee, for the defendant,
showed prior judgments outstanding.
Mr. Swann, for the plaintiff,
objected that, unless the defendant shows actual payment of those judgments, they cannot be given in evidence under a general plea of plene administravit, but must be pleaded specially.

Opinion:
And the Court so decided.