Case Name: LINDSAY v. TWINING
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-12
Citations: 15 F. Cas. 557
Docket Number: 
Parties: LINDSAY v. TWINING.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 15
Pages: 557–557

Head Matter:
Case No. 8,367.
LINDSAY v. TWINING.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 206.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Dec. Term, 1804.
Practice at Law — Reinstatement op Cause.
The court will not. at a subsequent term, reinstate a cause which has been non prossed for want of security for costs.
Non pros, at last term for want of security for costs.

Opinion:
Mr. Woodward moved to reinstate the cause, upon the affidavit of Colonel D. C. Brent, that he had directed the clerk to enter him security, but the clerk had failed so to do. The clerk stated that Colonel Brent had, in his office, told him he would get security.
Motion refused; the term being passed, and the clerk having no light to judge of the sufficiency of the security offered. It should have been offei'ed to the court. The clerk was in no default.