U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia December 15, 1824 (Ellicott v. Smith)

Cranch, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

(Thruston, J., doubting.)

The garnishee, in answer to interrogatories, says that he is- one of the firm of “ The Georgetown Importing and Exporting Company,” and that by reason of certain losing and disadvantageous sales of the property of that company, by the defendants, Lana-han & Bogart, there then remained, on the books of the said