Gill v. State
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Code c. 35, s. 5 ; Id. c. 42, s. 48 ; 30 W. Va. 595 ; Code, c. 36, s. 3, 4 ; Code, (1849) c. 42; Code, c. 36, s. 9, 10, 12; 29 W. Va. 385. cited Code c, 35 ; 30 W. Va. 593, 596 ; Code, c. 36, s. 12.
1Opinion of the Court
Branson, President :
Eleven writs of fieri facias were issued from the Circuit Court of Harrison county in favor of the State against Mrs. Thomas Gill upon judgments against her for fines imposed for misdemeanors; and she made a motion to quash the same and levies of them, which being overruled, she has brought the case here.
Her ground for quashing the writs of fieri facias is, that upon their face they require the fines and costs to be levied *480of the goods, chattels and real estate, and she says that an . execution for a fine can not be levied out of real estate. Is' this so? At common-law an…
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