Legal Opinion

McDevitt v. Vial

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 11, 1887No. 132PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to the Common Pleas No. 2 of Allegheny County to review a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in an action on the ease to recover damages for unlawfully selling property on an execution.

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Error to the Common Pleas No. 2 of Allegheny County to review a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in an action on the ease to recover damages for unlawfully selling property on an execution. November 15, 1886, W. A. McDevitt & Company, doing business in Draddock, Pennsylvania, obtained judgment before a justice of the peace against Moses Vial and Sarah Vial of the same place for $72 for groceries and other goods bought at their store on an account opened in the name of Sarah Vial. On December 10, 1886, an execution was issued against Moses Vial individually and placed in the hands of George…

1Per curiam

This case was carefully submitted to the jury on the facts, and the points presented were well ruled; hence the assignments of error cannot be sustained.

The judgment is affirmed.

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Chirstmas v. LofasoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1916
  3. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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