Case Name: McDANIEL v. WAILES
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1832-05
Citations: 16 F. Cas. 15
Docket Number: 
Parties: McDANIEL v. WAILES.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 16
Pages: 15–15

Head Matter:
Case No. 8,740.
McDANIEL v. WAILES.
[4 Cranch, C. C. 201.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
May Term, 1832.
Ejectment — Amendment op the Fictitious Lease.
In ejectment, the fictitious lease may be amended, after the jury is sworn, upon payment of the costs of the term.
The fictitious lease to the .plaintiff [McDaniel’s lessee] was, by mistake, dated before the expiration of the lease to the defendant [Wailes, tenant of Dyer].
After the jury was sworn, the plaintiff prayed leave to correct the declaration in that respect, which

Opinion:
THE COURT
(nem. con.) permitted to. be done on payment of the costs of the term. A juror • was withdrawn, the amendment was made, and the jury sworn again.