Shewel v. Fell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Debt 933l. 14s. yd. for an escape. Plea nil debet and issue. It appeared, that the plaintiff as surviving partner, recovered judgment against Robert Shewel, and issued a fieri facias thereon to August term 1795, which was returned “nulla bona.” He' afterwards took out a capias ad satisfaciendum, returnable to August term 1796, debt 928I. 7s. 2d. costs 5I. 7s. 5d. which was returned by the now defendant then sheriff “ cepi corpus et committitur."
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Debt 933l. 14s. yd. for an escape. Plea nil debet and issue. It appeared, that the plaintiff as surviving partner, recovered judgment against Robert Shewel, and issued a fieri facias thereon to August term 1795, which was returned “nulla bona.” He' afterwards took out a capias ad satisfaciendum, returnable to August term 1796, debt 928I. 7s. 2d. costs 5I. 7s. 5d. which was returned by the now defendant then sheriff “ cepi corpus et committitur." This ca. sa. issued on the 18th July 1796 but it did not appear when the defendant received it. It was proved that Robert Shewel was seen at large,…
1Opinion of the CourtShippen, C. J.
in his charge to the jury, observed, that this possibly might be a hard case on the sheriff. But the policy of the law has introduced general regulations, which must necessarily govern all cases, though in the event, individuals may be affected thereby with some degrpe of rigor. All officers in public employments, who receive emoluments for their services, are bound to perform their relative duties under certain penalties. The office of sheriff is of the utmost importance to the due administration of both criminal and civil justice in governments constituted like our own. ■ It is his duty to…
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