Case Name: Bennet & Watts v. Alexander, special Bail of Charles Love
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1802-04
Citations: 1 Cranch 90
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bennet & Watts v. Alexander, special Bail of Charles Love.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 90–90

Head Matter:
Bennet & Watts v. Alexander, special Bail of Charles Love.
A discharge of the principal under a commission of bankruptcy issued after the return of the sci. fa. against the bail is no discharge of the bail.
Scire facias, returnable October 18th, 1801.
Mr. Youngs, for the defendant,
after pleading “ payment,” and “ no such record,” moved for leave to plead the discharge of' Charles Love, the principal, under the Bankrupt Law. The discharge was dated in December, 1801. The commission of bankruptcy issued October 20th, 1801.

Opinion:
But the Court
refused to admit the plea, being of opinion it was no bar.