Case Name: KROUSE et al. v. DEBLOIS
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1803-07
Citations: 14 F. Cas. 867
Docket Number: 
Parties: KROUSE et al. v. DEBLOIS.
Judges: (MARSHALL, Circuit Judge, absent)
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 14
Pages: 867–867

Head Matter:
Case No. 7,937.
KROUSE et al. v. DEBLOIS.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 138.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
July Term, 1803.
Indebitatus Assumpsit — Special Agreement.
The plaintiff cannot recover upon a general in-debitatus assumpsit, if a special agreement be proved.
General indebitatus assumpsit and quantum valebat for 418 pounds of beef sold and delivered. The defendant offered to prove a special agreement between the plaintiffs [Ivrouse & Gloyd] and defendant, on which the beef was delivered.
Mr. Mason, for plaintiffs,
moved the court to instruct the jury, that he was entitled to recover for the beef delivered, although a special agreement should be proved.
[Reported by Hon. William Cranch, Chief Judge.]

Opinion:
But
THE COURT
(MARSHALL, Circuit Judge, absent)
refused to give the instruction. The authorities cited were: Esp. N. P. 130, 138, 140; Rolleston v. Hibbert, 3 Term R. 412; Cates v. Knight, Id. 444; Cutter v. Powell, 6 Term R. 320; Payne v. Bacomb, Doug. 651; Robinson v. Bland, 2 Burrows, 1088; Precedents of Declarations (Boston, June, 1802) pp. 18, 10.
Mr. Mason prayed leave to amend, which was granted, on payment of costs and a continuance.
[The ease, was subsequently tried, and a verdict had for the defendant. Case No. 7,938.]