¶1If where the affidavit is positive, as in this case, the defendant, by a suggestion of circumstances to invalidate it, may examine the plaintiff upon interrogatories, there is an end of discretion, and the inquiry must be gone into, in every instance. The meaning of the rule is, that if, from the face of the affidavit itself, further satisfaction be deemed necessary, the court is not precluded from obtaining it, by examining the person who made the affidavit, merely because the debt is positively sworn to. This may be particularly proper, where the affidavit is made by some other person than the plaintiff himself. Rule discharged.
18 F. Cas. 673
Oliver v. Parish
U.S. District Court
Decided April 15, 1810
U.S. District Court · decided 1810-04-15
Rule to show cause of action, and why the defendant should not be discharged on common bail. The plaintiff produced a positive affidavit of the debt, made by Sarmiento, the real plaintiff.
Decided 1810-04-15