Case Name: John Weightman v. Queen
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1819-06
Citations: 2 Cranch 172
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Weightman v. Queen.
Judges: 
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: 172–173

Head Matter:
John Weightman v. Queen.
After the assignment of a claim upon an open account, the debtor cannot, in an action brought for the use of the assignee, set off a claim against the assignor, arising after notice of the assignment.
This suit was brought in the name of John Weightman, for the use of Henry Weightman, upon an open account assigned to the latter. The defendant offered to set off a claim against John Weightman, arising since the defendant had notice of the assignment.
Mr. Lear, for the plaintiff, Mr. Jones, for the defendant.

Opinion:
The Court
decided that the defendant could not set off claims accruing after the notice.