Case Name: Thomas and Andrew Napier against Christopher Whipple
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1805-05
Citations: 3 Cai. 88
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas and Andrew Napier against Christopher Whipple.
Judges: 
Reporter: Caines' Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 88–88

Head Matter:
Thomas and Andrew Napier against Christopher Whipple.
NEW-YORK,
May, 1805.
If, from a change of attornies a bail bond takeno y a plaintiff deputised to arrest be lost, the court will after verdict grant leave to file common bail nunc pro tunc.

Opinion:
THE plaintiffs' original attorney had left this state before the return of the writ; the one now employed found, on search, a' rule entered, to declare or be nonprossed. In consequence of which he served a declaration, received a plea of the general issue, went to trial, and obtained a verdict.
Emott, on an affidavit containing the above statement, and . . " that, from having received no instructions or papers from the first attorney, he could not obtain the bail bond given in this suit, • which was taken by one of the plaintiffs, who was specially deputis-ed, to make the arrest, moved to file common bail nunc pro tunc, which was, after slight Opposition,
Ordered accordingly,