Case Name: Triplet v. Warfield
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1821-04
Citations: 2 Cranch 237
Docket Number: 
Parties: Triplet v. Warfield.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 237–237

Head Matter:
Triplet v. Warfield.
The defendant cannot take advantage of a variance between the writ and declaration, by demurrer, without praying oyer of the writ.
The capias issued in trespass on the case. The declaration was in trespass vi ei armis for breaking the plaintiff’s lamp.
The defendant demurred generally to the declaration, without praying oyer of the writ.

Opinion:
The Court,
after taking time to consider, rendered judgment upon the demurrer, for the plaintiff. See 1 Chitty's Pleadings, 438, 439; Hole v. Finch, 2 Wils. 394; Oakley v. Giles, 3 East, 167; Gray v. Sidneff, 3 B. & P. 399; Murray v. Hubbart, 1 Ib. 645; 1 Chitty's Pleadings, 209, 249, 254; Spalding v. Mure, 6 T. R. 363.