U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1806

Lovering v. Heard

Lovering v. Heard
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided October 15, 1806
15 F. Cas. 1003; 1 Cranch 349
Lovering v. Heard

Opinion of the Court

LoveriDg lives in Alexandria. Motion for a rule on the plaintiff to give security for costs. Granted, after consideration of the laws of Maryland on that subject. Alexandria county is to this county as a separate state, governed by different laws, although under one jurisdiction. Execution will not run from one county into the other. The marshal cannot distrain in Alexandria, for fees due to the officers in Washington county. The modes of collecting fees are different. Rule granted.

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