Renner v. Howland

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Renner v. Howland

20 F. Cas. 533, 2 D.C. 441, 2 Cranch 441

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedNovember 15, 1823

StatusPublished

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Renner v. Howland, 20 F. Cas. 533, 2 D.C. 441, 2 Cranch 441 (circtddc 1823).

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Opinion

The Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

rejected the deposition of Bennett, taken on the part of the defendant, because the notice was unreasonable; it being given at noon to attend in Alexandria, between four and six o’clock the same evening; there being-no special circumstances stated to show the necessity of so short a notice; and the intention of the witness to go to sea being known to the .defendant many days before he gave the notice.

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The Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

rejected the deposition of Bennett, taken on the part of the defendant, because the notice was unreasonable; it being given at noon to attend in Alexandria, between four and six o’clock the same evening; there being-no special circumstances stated to show the necessity of so short a notice; and the intention of the witness to go to sea being known to the .defendant many days before he gave the notice.

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20 F. Cas. 533, 2 D.C. 441, 2 Cranch 441, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/renner-v-howland-circtddc-1823.