Legal Opinion
Epps v. Cortese
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-2592PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of those Pennsylvania statutes and rules of civil procedure which provide for the civil action of replevin with bond. Act of 1705, 1 Sm. L. 44, § 12, 12 P.S. § 1821, and April 19, 1901, P.L. 88, as amended, 12 P.S. §§ 1824-1845; Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1071-1087. 1
Plaintiffs seek a permanent injunction restraining the defendant Córtese, Prothonotary of the Courts of Philadelphia County, and the defendant Lennox, Sheriff of Philadelphia County, from issuing and executing upon any and all writs of replevin with…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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