United States v. Duvall

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

United States v. Duvall

25 F. Cas. 969, 2 D.C. 42, 2 Cranch 42

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

DecidedJune 15, 1812

StatusPublished

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United States v. Duvall, 25 F. Cas. 969, 2 D.C. 42, 2 Cranch 42 (circtddc 1812).

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Opinion

The Court

(Fitzhugh, J.,.absent,)

decided that the defendant who had hired a room in the county of Washington, (out of the jurisdiction of the corporations of Washington and Georgetown,) and set up his billiard-table in it, and. rented it to Scott, [43]*43for two days, for 30 dollars, was liable to the penalty of 150 dollars, under th,e Act of Assembly of Maryland, 1798, c. 113; and that it was immaterial whether he received the rent all at once, or by sixpence a game. Verdict, guilty — fined 150 dollars.

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The Court

(Fitzhugh, J.,.absent,)

decided that the defendant who had hired a room in the county of Washington, (out of the jurisdiction of the corporations of Washington and Georgetown,) and set up his billiard-table in it, and. rented it to Scott, [43]*43for two days, for 30 dollars, was liable to the penalty of 150 dollars, under th,e Act of Assembly of Maryland, 1798, c. 113; and that it was immaterial whether he received the rent all at once, or by sixpence a game. Verdict, guilty — fined 150 dollars.

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25 F. Cas. 969, 2 D.C. 42, 2 Cranch 42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-duvall-circtddc-1812.