Case Name: Askew v. Smith
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-03-26
Citations: 1 Cranch 159
Docket Number: 
Parties: Askew v. Smith.
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: 159–160

Head Matter:
Askew v. Smith.
A defendant, arrested to appear at the next term, cannot come in and confess judgment at this term; the writ being returnable to the next term.
Rule to show cause why the defendant should not come in and confess judgment.
Mr. Youngs, for the defendant.
Although the writ is not returnable to this, but to the next term, yet a confession of judgment cures all errors.

Opinion:
Rule discharged — the Court being of opinion that such judgment could not, at this time, be regularly entered, so as to avail the plaintiff.