Case Name: Wilson v. Mandeville & Jamieson
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1807-07
Citations: 1 Cranch 433
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wilson v. Mandeville & Jamieson.
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: 433–433

Head Matter:
Wilson v. Mandeville & Jamieson.
The Statute of Limitations, does not apply to accounts between merchants.
Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Pleas general issue, and limitation of five years. Virg. law, 19th Dec., 1792, <§> 4, p. 107.
Mr. E. J. Lee, for the plaintiff,
moved for leave to withdraw the general replication and put in a special replication, that the money in the several promises, &c., became due “ on trade and merchandise had between the plaintiff and defendants as merchants, and wholly concerned the trade of merchandise.” This replication was taken verbatim from that in Webber v. Tivil, 2 Saund. 122.
Mr. Lee, cited Scudemore v. White, 1 Vernon, 456 ; Chievlyv. Bond, 4 Mod. 105; Gatling v. Skoulding, 6 T. R. 189.
Mr. Youngs, for the defendant,
contended that the exception in the statute applies only to actions of account.

Opinion:
The Court
permitted the general replication to be withdrawn and the special replication to be filed, being of opinion that the exception did not. apply to actions of account only, but to assump-sit upon open accounts. See the cases cited in notes to the case of Webber v. Tivil, 2 Williams's Saunders, 124.