Respublica Vs. Coates

respublica v. coates - 2 u.s. 109 (1790) u.s. supreme court respublica v. coates, 2 u.s. 109 (1790) 2 u.s. 109 (dall.) respublica v. coates supreme court of pennsylvania june term, 1790 this was an action on an official bond executed by the defendant; and the real plaintiff, having neglected to strike a jury, the defendant's counsel moved for a rule for trial by proviso; but on a suggestion from the attorney general, page 2 u.s. 109, 110 approved by the court, that such a rule could not be granted against the commonwealth, the motion was made for a peremptory rule to try at the next term; under which the court said, they would order the jury to be qualified. levy for the plaintiff; serjeant for the defendant.