Case Name: BARTLEMAN v. SMARR
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1810-12
Citations: 2 F. Cas. 965
Docket Number: 
Parties: BARTLEMAN v. SMARR.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 2
Pages: 965–966

Head Matter:
Case No. 1,074.
BARTLEMAN v. SMARR.
[2 Cranch, C. C. 16.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Dec. Term, 1810.
Affidavit to Hold to Bail.
[Cited in Clarke v. Druet, Case No. 2,850.]
Mr. Law, for the defendant,
moved to appear without bail. There was an affidavit filed, charging the defendant in the following manner: “1809, Oct. 5. To goods per bill, $19.89,” with an affidavit “that the above account is just and true.”

Opinion:
THE COURT
was of opinion that it was not a sufficient affidavit to hold the defendant to bail.