Case Name: Wray v. Riley
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-11
Citations: 1 Cranch 361
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wray v. Riley.
Judges: (Duckett, 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: 361–361

Head Matter:
Wray v. Riley.
In Virginia, special bail in an action of debt upon judgment rendered in one of the other States, cannot be required by the indorsement of an attorney.
Motion by Mr. E. J. Lee, to discharge the special bail which had been required by an indorsement of the plaintiff’s attorney.

Opinion:
The action was debt on a judgment recovered in the State of Georgia.
Mr. E. J. Lee. The case of judgment is not provided for by the Virginia statute of 12lh December, 1792, p. 78, in which, bail may be required by an indorsement of an attorney. Ruffin v. Call, 2 Wash. 181; Bidleson v. Whytel, 3 Burr. 1548; Belither v. Gibbs, 4 Burr. 2117 ; Bowen v. Barnett, Sayer's Rep. 160.
Exoneretur ordered.
(Duckett, J., absent.)