Hagerstown Bank ex rel. Fiery v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The Hagerstown Bank obtained two judgments against Jacob Hollingsworth, on the 14th of April, 1846, each for the sum of §750, in the Court below.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The Hagerstown Bank obtained two judgments against Jacob Hollingsworth, on the 14th of April, 1846, each for the sum of §750, in the Court below. The Washington County Bank and John Hanson Thomas, two of the appellees, also obtained judgments in said Court against said Hollingsworth, the former on the 12th of November, 1866, and the latter on the 26th of December, 1861; Thomas’judgment was revived on. scire facias, by fiat, November 25th, 1867. On the 23d of March, 1849, writs oí fieri facias, “to lie,” were issued on the…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
In 1846 the Hagerstown Bank recovered two judgments against Jacob Hollingsworth, and within three years after the rendition of the same, executions were issued thereon to lie. Writs of execution were reissued to lie, from term to term of the Court, up to the time of the death of the said Hollingsworth, which occurred in 1868 ; and the question is, whether these judgments are barred by the Statute of Limitations, which provides, "that no judgment shall be good and pleadable or admitted in evidence after the principal debtor and creditor have been both dead twelve years, or the debt or thing in…
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