Case Name: Case of CLAGGETT
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1821-10
Citations: 5 F. Cas. 809
Docket Number: 
Parties: Case of CLAGGETT.
Judges: (MORSELL, Circuit Judge, contra)
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 5
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
Case No. 2,779.
Case of CLAGGETT.
[2 Cranch, C. C. 247.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Oct. Term, 1821.
Discharge or Juror.
A juror who has a cause at issue which he expects will be tried at the same term, will be discharged, and if not discharged, may be challenged.
Darius Claggett, who was summoned as a juror, made affidavit that he had a cause at issue in this court, which he expected would be tried-at this term, and prayed to be discharged. See Acts Md. 1715, c. 37, § 9; 1778, c. 21, §§ 2, 3; and 1797, c. 87.

Opinion:
THE COURT
(MORSELL, Circuit Judge, contra)
discharged him.