Sharpe v. Thatcher

2 U.S. 77

2 Dall. 77

1 L.Ed. 296

Sharpe

v.

Thatcher

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

October Sessions, 1790

This was a certiorari to remove the judgment given in this case by Justice Wharton. On a motion made by Serjeant to reverse the judgment, it appeared that Thatcher, the present defendant, had originally sued Sharpe, the plaintiff, before Justice Coates, to recover a debt; that Sharpe offered to make a set off, for water-money, that is, a charge for Thatcher's drawing water at his pump; but that Justice Coates refused to admit it, and gave judgment for the debt demanded. That, thereupon,…