Case Name: Robertson's Administrator v. Selby
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-12
Citations: 1 Cranch 211
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robertson’s Administrator v. Selby.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 211–212

Head Matter:
Robertson’s Administrator v. Selby.
Creditors of the plaintiff’s intestate are competent witnesses to support a claim by the plaintiff as administrator against the defendant.
Several persons, supposed to be creditors of the plaintiff’s intes tate, whose estate was insolvent, were offered as witnesses for the plaintiff upon the general issue.
Mr. Mason
objected to their competency, on the ground of interest.

Opinion:
But the Court
said that such a remote possibility of interest goes to the credit, and not to the competency, of the witness.
The witnesses, however, released to the plaintiff all their interest, and were sworn.