Original writ
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 1 U.S. 411 - Schlosser v. Lesher · 1789Most cited · 4 citing opinions
function as to statute of limitations
in the case of an Original proper to the action, that is never necessary, because if the declaration was in Assumpsit, the original would shew it was issued in case: if the declaration was upon a bond, the original would shew it was issued in debt; and, consequently, that it was a proper and legal foundation for the action
How often courts cite the case defining “Original writ”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Original writ” — 4 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.