Owings v. Beall

Opinion of the Court.

Walter Beall, in his lifetime, recovered judgment against Owings for five thousand dollars, with *258interest thereon from the 18th of June 1804, until paid, and costs. Walter Beall afterwards departed this life, and Norborne B. Beall, as his administrator, sued out a scire facias to have execution on the judgment against Owings. Various pleas and demurrers were filed by the parties ; but finally they were all withdrawn but one plea, wherein Owings alleges that Norborne B. Beall was not the administrator of Walter Beall at the time of commencing the scire facias against him.…