Case Name: Wise's Executor v. Ressler
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1820-04
Citations: 2 Cranch 199
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wise’s Executor v. Ressler.
Judges: (Morsell, J., contra.)
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: 199–199

Head Matter:
Wise’s Executor v. Ressler.
In covenant for rent, interest does not accrue until demand.
In the trial, a question arose, whether the jury was bound to give interest on the rents from the time they became demandable, or from the time of actual demand.
Mr. N. Herbert and Mr. Taylor, for the plaintiff.
Mr. Swann, for the defendant.

Opinion:
The Court
(Morsell, J., contra.)
The tenant is not in default until demand; and interest ought not to be given unless from the time of the default of the tenant.