Case Name: THOMPSON v. WELLS et al.
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1826-12
Citations: 23 F. Cas. 1098
Docket Number: 
Parties: THOMPSON v. WELLS et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 23
Pages: 1098–1098

Head Matter:
Case No. 13,980.
THOMPSON v. WELLS et al.
[3 Cranch, C. C. 5.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Dec., 1826.
Replevin — Reinstatement—Appearance.
If the defendant in replevin does not appear at the return term of the writ, the action is discontinued, and the court will not, at a subsequent term, reinstate it, upon affidavit that the defendant requested an attorney to enter an appearance for him, and supposed it had been done.
Replevin. The action was discontinued by the non-appearance of the defendants at the last term.
Mr. Key, for the defendants
[Wells and Nicholls], now moved to reinstate <t on the docket, upon affidavit of the defendant Wells that on the first day of the last term he requested Mr. Key to enter an appearance for him, and supposed it had been done.

Opinion:
Mr. Key afterwards withdrew his motion, being satisfied that the practice of this court was against him.