Case Name: Corporation of Georgetown v. C. A. Beatty
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-12
Citations: 1 Cranch 234
Docket Number: 
Parties: Corporation of Georgetown v. C. A. Beatty.
Judges: (Fitzhugh, J., absent.)
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: 234–235

Head Matter:
Corporation of Georgetown v. C. A. Beatty.
The .writ and declaration may be amended by substituting the corporate name of the jjlaintiff, for “ The Corporation of Georgetown,” on payment of all costs; and a continuance and leave to plead de novo.

Opinion:
Debt, special demurrer. The plaintiffs had leave to amend the writ and declaration, by stating the plaintiffs to be (instead of " the Corporation of Georgetown ") " The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Common Council of Georgetown," that being their corporate name; and by an averment that the bond was made to them by the name of " The Corporation of Georgetown," — on payment of all antecedent costs and continuance, and rule to plead de novo. See the ease of Tibbs & Co. v. Parrott, at July Term, 1804; [ante, 177.]
(Fitzhugh, J., absent.)