Howell v. Alkyn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This case came before the court on an appeal from the decision of the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, under the act of assembly of the 16th oí April, 1827, “relative to the distribution of money arising from sheriffs’ and coroners’ sales,” &c.
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This case came before the court on an appeal from the decision of the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, under the act of assembly of the 16th oí April, 1827, “relative to the distribution of money arising from sheriffs’ and coroners’ sales,” &c. A case was stated for the opinion' of the District Court, from which it appeared, that Howell obtained a judgment in that court against Alkyn on the 15th of September, 1826, for one thousand three hundred and seventy-two dollars. On the 20th of the same month, he issued a Fieri Facias, returnable to the following December Term.…
1Opinion of the Court
Page, for the appellee, was stopped by the Court, whose opinion was delivered by
Huston, J.
— The material facts are as follows: — On the 20th of September, 1826, Howell put into the hands of the sheriff a Fieri Facias, returnable the 4th of December, 1826. On the 31st of September, 1826, the sheriff made a levy, by going to the house and seizing part of the personal property in the name of the whole. Next day, a schedule of all the personal property' was given to him, and annexed to the writ. No person was left to take charge of the goods, The plaintiff told the sheriff' to let the goods…
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