Case Name: Hellrigle v. Dulany
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1834-10
Citations: 4 Cranch 473
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hellrigle v. Dulany.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 4
Pages: 473–474

Head Matter:
Hellrigle v. Dulany.
If, in a suit in Alexandria, D. C., tlie debt be reduced below $50, by offsets, the plaintiff may have judgment for the sum found by the verdict.
. Assumpsit for $466.25, for work and labor as overseer, gardener, carpenter, &c. Plea, non assumpsit and set-off, and account in bar, consisting of cash payments, and cash received for vegetables sold, &c.
Verdict for plaintiff, for $23.12.
Mr. Neale, for the defendant,
moved for a nonsuit, because the damages found are below the jurisdiction of this Court; and cited Maitland v. McDearman, 1 Virg. Cases, 131; Minor v. Goodall, 3 Call, 393; Pitts v. Carpenter, 1 Wils. 19; Groce v. Fisher, 3 Id. 48; Furguson v. Iiighley, 2 Virg. Cases, 255 ; Parker v. Elding, 1 East, 353 ; Neff v. Talbot, 1 Virg. Cases, 140; Hepburn v. Leíais, 2 Call, 497; Newman v. Wood, 1 Mun. 555; United States v. McDowell, 4 Cranch, 316; and the Act of 1823, enlarging the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, § 6, [3 Stat. at Large, 743.]
Mr. Mason and Mr. Taylor, for the plaintiff.

Opinion:
The CoxtRt,
at October term, 1834, at Alexandria, rendered judgment for the plaintiff; after considering the following cases and authorities, viz.: Goddard v. Davis, in this Court, at Alexandria, July term, 1801 (1 Cranch, C. C. 33); Rutter v. Merchant, at the same term (Id. 36); McKnight v. Ramsay, at Alexandria, October, 1801 (Id. 40); Ridgway v. Pancost, at Alexandria, April, 1802 (Id. 88); Curry v. Fletcher, at Washington, December, 1802 (Id. 113); Beale v. Voss, at Washington, July term, 1804 (Id. 179); the Maryland Act of 1729, c. 20, § 5; the British statute of 2 Geo. c. 22, § 13; the Maryland Acts of 1785, c. 4, § 7; 1785, c. 87, § 2; 1791, c. 68, § 9; Hays v. Bell and Wray, at Alexandria, July, 1807 (1 Cranch, C. C. 440); McLaughlin v. Stelle, at Washington, June, 1808 (Id. 483); Smith v. Queen, at Washington, June, 1808 (Id. 483); Bryan v. Davis, at Washington, June 1810; Skinner v. Caffrey, at Washington, December, 1819 (2 Id. 193); Casanove v. Darrell and Groverman, at Alexandria, November, 1823 (Id. 444); Hooe v. Rees, at Alexandria, May, 1824; Burton v. Varnum, at Washington, December, 1824 (Id. 524); Davidson v. Burr, at Washington, December, 1824 (Id. 515); Pitts v. Carpenter, 2 Str. 1191.