Case Name: SANDERSON v. SERAT
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1838-11
Citations: 21 F. Cas. 332
Docket Number: 
Parties: SANDERSON v. SERAT.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 21
Pages: 332–332

Head Matter:
Case No. 12,300.
SANDERSON v. SERAT.
[5 Cranch, C. C. 485.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Nov. Term, 1838.
Bail in Civil Case — Uncertain Damages.
In actions on the case for uncertain damages, the court vvill mitigate the bail, according to circumstances.
Case [by Caroline H. Sanderson against John H. Serat] for breach of promise of marriage; damages laid at $10,000. The plaintiff made affidavit that she had sustained damages to that amount.

Opinion:
THE COURT,
after examining into the circumstances of the defendant, required the bail to justify only to the amount of $1,000.