Case Name: WILSON v. MANDEVILLE et al.
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1807-07
Citations: 30 F. Cas. 144
Docket Number: 
Parties: WILSON v. MANDEVILLE et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 30
Pages: 144–144

Head Matter:
Case No. 17,820.
WILSON v. MANDEVILLE et al.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 433.] 1
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
July Term, 1807.
Limitation of Actions — Merchant’s Accounts.
The statute of limitations, does not apply to accounts between merchants.
[See Case No. 17,821.]
Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. Pleas general issue, and limitation of five years. Va. Law, Dec. 19, 1792, p. 107, § 4.
E. J. Lee, for plaintiff,
moved for leave to withdraw the general replication and put in a special replication, that the money in the several promises, &c., became' due “on trade and merchandise had between the plaintiff and defendants as merchants, and wholly con cerned the trade of merchandise.” This replication was taken verbatim from that in Web-ber v. Tivill, 2 Saund. 122.
Mr. Lee cited Scudemore v. White, 1 Vern. 456; Chievly v. Bond, 4 Mod. 105; Catling V» Skoulding, 6 Term R, 189.
Mr. Youngs, for defendant,
contended that the exception in the statute applies only to actions of account.

Opinion:
THE COURT
permitted the general replication to be withdrawn and the special replication to be filed, being of opinion that the exception did not apply to actions of account only, but to assumpsit upon open accounts. See the cases cited in notes to the case of Webber v. Tivill, 2 Saund. 124.