Case Name: United States v. Polly Rollinson
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1810-11
Citations: 2 Cranch 13
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Polly Rollinson.
Judges: (Thruston, 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: 2
Pages: 13–13

Head Matter:
United States v. Polly Rollinson.
On a prosecution for beeping a bawdy-house, the United States cannot give evidence of the general reputation of the house.
Indictment for keeping a bawdy-house.
Mr. Jones, for the United States,
asked the witness whether the house was generally reputed to be a house of ill-fame.
Mr. E. J. Lee objected.

Opinion:
The Court
(Thruston, J., absent,)
decided that the question was improper.