Case Name: Vowell v. Lyles
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-07
Citations: 1 Cranch 329
Docket Number: 
Parties: Vowell v. Lyles.
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: 329–330

Head Matter:
Vowell v. Lyles.
To set aside an office judgment, the court will not permit the defendant to plead specially, matter which maybe given in evidence upon the general issue.
Assumpsit against indorser of a promissory note.
Mr. Youngs,
to set aside the office judgment, offered to plead, 1. Non assumpsit. 2. That the maker had, at the time of the institution of the suit, more property in his hands than would have discharged the debt. 3. That no consideration passed from plaintiff to defendant.

Opinion:
The CouRT
refused to receive the two last pleas, because the facts, if they amounted to a defence, may be given in evidence under the general issue.