O'Donnell v. Gordon
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 81, Oct. T., 1899, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1897, No. 670, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
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Appeal, No. 81, Oct. T., 1899, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1897, No. 670, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. It appears from the record that Patrick O’Donnell began a suit against Thomas Flanigan on March 23, 1897, for damages for personal injuries and obtained a verdict for $324. A capias ad satisfaciendum was issued by virtue of which Thomas Flanigan was-arrested and committed. On March 12,1898, Flanigan gave bond and filed a petition for his discharge from custody, and was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beebeb., J.,
The bond upon which this suit was brought was given by the defendant, on the 12th day of March, 1898, to secure the discharge of Thomas Flanigan from prison in which he had been confined by virtue of a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum issued against him on March 9, upon a judgment obtained against him on January 22, of that year. The petition of Thomas Flanigan, filed with the hond, was for his discharge from custody and was in compliance with the provisions of the 4th section of the Act of June 16, 1836, P. L. 729. The condition of the bond was that it was to be void if…
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- O'Donnell v. FlaniganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Bartholomew's Administrator v. BartholomewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1865
- Commonwealth v. GrimesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
- Frick v. KitchenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1842
- McDonough's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
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