Case Name: Peirce v. Reintzel's Administrator
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1814-06
Citations: 2 Cranch 101
Docket Number: 
Parties: Peirce v. Reintzel’s Administrator.
Judges: (Thruston, J., doubting,)
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 101–101

Head Matter:
Peirce v. Reintzel’s Administrator.
The principal obligor, having confessed judgment, and having heen released by the defendant from the costs of this suit, is a competent witness for the defendant, to prove the bond usurious.
Debt on the joint and several bond of Daniel and John Reint-zel. Daniel, the principal obligor, having confessed judgment, was offered as a witness for the defendant, to prove usury. The plaintiff objected, and cited the case of The Governor of Virginia v. Evans, in this. Court at November term, 1809, 1 Cranch, C. C. 581; and Riddle v. Moss, 7 Cranch, 206. The defendant released, to Daniel. Reintzel all costs of the present. action in case judgment should go against him.

Opinion:
The Court.
(Thruston, J., doubting,)
permitted the principal obligor to testify for the .defendant.