Ashbridge Oil Co. v. Irons

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Jay Roberts, Sheriff of Cambria County (Sheriff) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County granting the exceptions of Esther W. Irons to the Sheriffs bill of costs and prohibiting the Sheriff from collecting poundage.1 We reverse.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. On October 19, 1987 a judgment in mortgage foreclosure was entered against Irons in the trial court by Ashbridge Oil Co., Inc. The Sheriff received from the prothonotary of the trial court the requisite papers for a sale of Irons’ residence to satisfy this judgment. The…