Case Name: NALLY v. LAMBELL
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-12
Citations: 17 F. Cas. 1147
Docket Number: 
Parties: NALLY v. LAMBELL.
Judges: (PITZHUGH, Circuit Judge, absent,)
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 17
Pages: 1147–1147

Head Matter:
Case No. 10,006.
NALLY v. LAMBELL.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 365.] 1
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Dec. Term, 1806.
Witness — Attachment for Fees — Demand in Name of Witness.
■The court will not grant an attachment against a party for not paying his witness, unless payment shall have been demanded by a person having authority to receive payment, and unless that authority appear.
Motion for attachment by witness against the person at whose request he was summoned. Affidavit by Spaulding, that he was requested by Nally to demand, and .that he did demand payment, which was refused.

Opinion:
THE COURT
(PITZHUGH, Circuit Judge, absent,)
refused the attachment,, because Spaulding's authority did not appear,