Merchants' Mutual Insurance v. Hill

This is a proceeding by scire facias to revive a judgment. Two questions arise upon the record. 1. Whether a writ of scire facias to revive a judgment is properly executed so as to give the court jurisdiction to proceed, (by reading the writ to the defendant without delivering (him a copy of the petition. 2. Whether a scire facias lies to revive a judgment from which an appeal has been prosecuted with a supersedeas bond, which appeal is still pending.

*591I. Upon the first question we are of opinion that ■the service was sufficient. The case of Andrews v. Buckbee (77 Mo. 428), to which we are…