Case Name: The Samuel.-Beach, et al. Claimants
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1818-02-11
Citations: 3 Wheat. 77
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Samuel.—Beach, et al. Claimants.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 77–77

Head Matter:
(Practice.)
The Samuel.—Beach, et al. Claimants.
A witness offored to be examined, viva voce, in open court,- in an instance cause, ordered to be examined out of court.
This, cause, being -an instance, or revenue c?iuse, had been ordered to farther proof at a former term.
Feb. 3th.
Mr. Baggett, for the claimants,
now offered to produce a witness to be examined, viva voce, in open-court on farther proof; butthe court, for the sake, of convenience, ordered his-deppsition to be taken in writing out of court.
Feb 11th
Vide ante vol. 1 p. 9.

Opinion:
Mr. Chief Justice Marshall
delivered the opinion of the court, reversing the decree ,of condemnation in the court below, and ordering the property to be restored as claimed.'
Decree reversed.