Philadelphia v. Unknown Owner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 158, Oct. T., 1901, by-James D. Scott, Owner, from order of O. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1888, No. 334, discharging rule to open judgment in case of City of Philadelphia v. Unknown Owner. Rule to open judgment. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order discharging rule to open judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
The city of Philadelphia, on December 22,1888, filed a claim for registered taxes for the years 1888, 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887, against a lot on the west side of Memphis street, accurately *206described by metes and bounds, and against tbe owner thereof, who was designated as unknown. A scire facias was issued on February 19, 1891 and after a statutory service thereof, judgment was, on July 17, 1891, entered for want of an affidavit of defense. This judgment was revived in 1896, judgment having been entered in the proceeding to revive on June 80, of that year, after…
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