Shearer v. Naftzinger

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

This case presents an outwardly simple issue; namely, whether a judgment against *422personal property in Pennsylvania continues to “live” beyond the 20-year statute of limitations provided by 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5529(a), pertaining to executions against personal property, if the judgment is revived by a writ of revival pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 3025-3033 before the 20-year period has elapsed. To answer this simple question, however, we have had to review the ancient writ of scire facias as that writ has evolved in Pennsylvania. Based on our review, we conclude that early in its…