Case Name: WEIGHTMAN v. QUEEN
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1819-06
Citations: 29 F. Cas. 594
Docket Number: 
Parties: WEIGHTMAN v. QUEEN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 29
Pages: 594–595

Head Matter:
Case No. 17,359.
WEIGHTMAN v. QUEEN.
[2 Cranch, C. C. 172.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
June Term, 1819.
Set-Off — Assignment of Open Account.
After the assignment of a claim upon an open account, the debtor cannot, in an action brought for the use of the assignee, set off a claim against the assignor, arising after notice of the assignment.
This suit was brought in the name of John WYeightman, for the use of Henry Weightman, upon an open account assigned to the latter. The defendant offered to set off a claim against John Weightman, arising since the defendant had notice of the assignment.
Mr. Lear, for plaintiff.
Mr. Jones, for defendant

Opinion:
THE COURT
decided that the defendant could not set off claims accruing after the notice.