Commonwealth to Use v. Gilliam

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The property of the Gilliams located at 6110 Oxford Street, Philadelphia, was sold by the sheriff to the appellant, the execution creditor, and duly conveyed to him on July 18, 1924.

The possession of the property was in Lloyd V. Gilliam and his wife, Edna M. Gilliam, who refused to surrender it. A citation was issued under the Act of April 20, 1905, P. L. 239. On July 22, 1925, the appellant obtained a judgment for possession of the property and the sum of $1,792.55 was assessed as damages for illegal detention. On September 30, 1925, the Gilliams filed a bill in equity…