Case Name: Riley v. Cooper
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-06
Citations: 1 Cranch 166
Docket Number: 
Parties: Riley v. Cooper.
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: 166–166

Head Matter:
Riley v. Cooper.
After the jury has retired and returned into court to give their verdict, the Court will not permit a witness to be examined who has come into dourt since the jury retired.
The jury having retired and returned, and being asked, said they had agreed on their verdict.
Mr. E. J. Lee
prayed, before the jury declared their verdict, to examine a witness for the defendant who had come in since the jury retired.

Opinion:
Refused by the CouRT. Verdict for the plaintiff, $20.